A GWENT council has a near £3 million gap in its budget for the forthcoming financial year.

Torfaen Borough Council is continuing to work on plans to close the £2.85m shortfall between the amounts its service areas expect they will have to spend and regular demands on its budget but expects to have greater clarity when the Welsh Government announces its funding settlement.

The government is due to announce the provisional funding settlements of how much money will be allocated to each of Wales’ 22 local authorities on Monday, November 24.

Torfaen head of finance Rob Green said: “It is subject to confirmation but the worst........

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