COUNTRYSIDE communities will be hit hard by the latest round of government cuts, Rural Services Network has warned.
The group’s chief executive, Graham Biggs, said the finance settlement for local authorities fails to meet the needs of rural councils.
The warning comes after local government minister Kris Hopkins announced the provisional local government finance settlement.
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