MEASURES have been put in place to save money after Wiltshire Council announced they will have spent £2.678million over budget if no action is taken before the end of the financial year.

At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, cllr Simon Jacobs explained the reasons for the overspend.

The Council approved the 2019/20 budget at its meeting on February 26 for the sum of £332.377 million.

Cllr Jacobs said: "There are some services which have identified large variances due to additional cost pressures, such as adult and social care, children and education and more.

"It is vital that focussed attention is given to keep expenditure within budget to deliver the savings that have been agreed by Members and to avoid the unplanned use of our limited level of reserves. Officers are formulating these recovery plans, and it is currently forecast that enough compensating savings will be identified to ensure that the Council break even by the end of the financial year."