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?