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Councils are showing increasing signs of financial stress and face even tougher challenges ahead, says the Accounts Commission.

Councils have managed their finances well but significant challenges lie ahead, says the Accounts Commission.

Budget reductions mean starker choices ahead for councils which will not be met simply by continuing to cut staff and services, says a new report.

Councils have managed financial pressures well but face increasingly difficult challenges and tough decisions to balance their budgets.

Councils need to keep an open mind in deciding how to best deliver services.

Councils face tougher challenges in the year ahead, particularly in dealing with budget pressures, says the Accounts Commission in its annual overview report

The Accounts Commission says Scottish local authorities have coped well with financial pressures but continue to face tough challenges from reducing budgets

The Accounts Commission says councils have carried out substantial work to address the serious challenges of delivering quality services with less money.