Government reins in UK council borrowing with new PWLB guidelines

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Government reins in UK council borrowing with new PWLB guidelines

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The UK government tightened guidance for local authority borrowing on Wednesday, in a bid to stymie the riskier borrowing-to-invest models certain UK councils have adopted over the past decade.

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