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Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Spelthorne Borough Council has confirmed it has loaned around £10 million to Thurrock Council in Essex.

Two loans of £5million were made in March this year with repayment dates due in January and March of next year. 

The authority says the move is “commonplace” and rates were set at 1.35% and 1.8% and have risen in line with increases in the base rate. 

The council confirmed in a statement that around £10 billion in lending is made annually between UK councils to assist cash-flow.