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A series of savings targets for Renfrewshire Council over the next three years will go before elected members at a crunch summit this week. ‌

Councillors will be asked to agree an aim of £6.3 million for 2026/27, £8.3m for 2027/28 and £5.2 million for 2028/29 at a meeting today. ‌

The local authority has generated savings of £189m since 2011/12 but has acknowledged it is becoming "increasingly difficult" to continue at that scale. ‌

That's according to a report prepared by Alastair MacArthur, director of finance and resources, which laid bare the challenging environment facing the council.

It said: "Successive financial update reports have highlighted the need for the council to continue to develop and implement significant savings measures in order to ensure ongoin

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