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Liberal Lockdown and BeyondWoking Borough Council Finances - What's The Future?On Wednesday 7 June 2023, the Section 151 Officer and Interim Director of Finance issued Woking Borough Council with a Section 114 Notice in response to the unprecedented financial challenges facing the authority.In previous podcasts Lib Dem Councillors Peter Graves and Dale Roberts have discussed the prospects of WBC being issued with a Section 114 notice. Now that such a notice has been formally issued how is it going to affect the residents of Woking? Whilst much will depend upon the findings of the accountants Councillor Roberts identifies some of the ideas being explored which will result in Woking Council being a...2023-07-1723 min
Liberal Lockdown and BeyondHow did Woking Borough Council end up with a mountain of debt?This episode of The Woking Examiner tries to answer three questionsWith borrowing commitments standing at £2.4 billion how did Woking Borough Council end up with such huge loans?With annual loan repayments of £60 million and climbing and Council Tax income of £10 million how does it make ends meet? Does it actually make ends meet?Woking Lib Dem Councillor Peter Graves takes a close look at the inner workings of WBC's finances with fellow Councillor and Finance Portfolio Holder Dale Roberts. Support the Show.2023-02-2619 min