Councils all across Wales are struggling to plug funding gaps, with millions of pounds worth needing to be made up over the next few years. We’ll be taking a look at all the councils across Wales who say they’re struggling, and find out what’s behind the massive funding black hole.
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00:00Councils all across the country are bracing themselves for a massive funding gap, with local authorities saying they need to make up millions of pounds over just the next few years.
00:11The Local Democracy Reporting Service say that all 18 of the 22 local authorities in Wales that spoke to them said that they are preparing to cut millions from their budgets over the next few years in order to make up a black hole of funding problems.
00:25A number of councils have warned of some very tough decisions coming in the near future and many things are on the cards for possible cuts.
00:33The Welsh Local Government Authority say that the whole situation is unsustainable and want more action from the Senate in order to protect local authorities in the near future.
00:44It's been reported that the Welsh Government are preparing plans in case local authorities across Wales go bust and with some council estimates looking like they need to make up over £100 million over the next year or two, that worrying outcome looks increasingly likely.