The stricken authority now set to receive a revised emergency budget after Michael Gove was forced to call in commissioners
Birmingham city council has voted to approve spending control measures, as well as endorsing a “financial recovery plan” that is already under way.
The council debated the plan to tackle an estimated £760m equal pay liability before giving the go-ahead for the section 114 notice it issued earlier this month. The notice in effect declared the authority bankrupt and it is now expected to receive a revised emergency budget at another meeting late next month.
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