Hertfordshire County Council’s finance chief Steven Pilsworth has warned that the authority is in “an extremely serious financial position”. Without additional funding, he said, in future years the council might not be able to balance budgets without “significant reductions in services”. His warning comes as councillors begin to consider proposals for the council’s 2024/25 budget, known as the integrated plan. Overall that plan would see the council’s spending increase, from £98m this year (2023/24) to £1.1billion. To ensure the budget is balanced, the plan also includes £46m of savings, the u…