With its supply cut off, the authority would immediately face a critical deficit.

As a result, the authority has faced budget shortfalls every year since 2001.

Officials said, however, that the authority was facing no immediate crisis.

In the 1980s many local authorities faced the opposite kind of dilemma.

He noted that the authority was facing an estimated deficit of more than $300 million for 1993.

Local authorities are facing an increased demand for social care support while being expected to cut their budgets by 28% over the next four years.

Local authorities probably face the most complex set of responsibilities.

The authority could face even greater difficulties if Hamas takes over the government as expected in the next few weeks.

Now the authorities here may face it all again.

All authorities faced tight financial constraints in the key areas for community care development.