Rural Councils Facing a Financial Cliff Edge: CCN Warns of Unfair Funding Distribution
The County Councils Network (CCN) warns that four in five rural councils are now in a worse financial position than before the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement. With a disproportionate share of funding directed towards urban areas, county councils face severe service cuts and inevitable council tax hikes. CCN urges the government to rethink its approach before rural communities bear the brunt of these decisions.