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Council debt in Kent currently amounts to a staggering £1,288 per head
['Simon Finlay', 'Local Democracy Reporter', 'Image', 'Local Democracy Reporting Service']
Kent Live - News
More infoStaggering council debts of £2.3 billion could render proposed local government reforms "unworkable and unviable" in Kent, it has been warned.
"Three unitary councils will be very expensive, four even more so.
A single unitary council is the least expensive option.
The respected Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) said the government must come up with a long term solution to council debts.
Does that debt risk making the new unitary councils financially unsustainable from day one?