'We don't need maniacs to help us save money'

COUNCIL BOSS'S MUSK SWIPE AS FINANCES REVEALED

- MARTYN SMITH Local Democracy Reporter

DUDLEY Council leader Patrick Harley says the authority does not need lessons on saving cash from 'maniacs' after a fall in borrowing.

The authority's level of borrowing per head of population fell by £120 to put it among around a third of local councils with falling debt.

The statistics, published by the BBC's Shared Data Unit, show in the final quarter of the last financial year Dudley's total borrowing was £662.4 million, down by £39.2 million on the same period in the previous year.

The figures mean the council had debts of £2,027 per person, £120 less than in Q4 2023/24.