The COVID-19 crisis is having immediate effects on councils' budgets as a result of increases in spending on local services and reductions in income from sales, fees and charges (SFCs) and commercial activities. However, the crisis will cast a longer shadow on councils' finances. First,...

The COVID-19 crisis is having immediate effects on councils' budgets as a result of increases in spending on local services and reductions in income from sales, fees and charges (SFCs) and commercial activities. However, the crisis will cast a longer shadow on councils' finances. First,...