direct to your inboxManchester council says that cuts of £41m will now be needed to balance its books for the coming year, though millions could still be wiped from homelessness spending.Council tax, seen as ‘regressive’ by council leader Sir Richard Leese, is still expected to rise by almost five per cent to prevent cuts to vital frontline services while demand is increasing.Extra government funding has meant that a worse case scenario of a £103m shortfall - caused by huge losses of income and higher Covid-related costs - has been avoided.While the savings required for 2021/22 have fallen from the £50m proposed in January, they still represent double the amount of pre-Covid cuts the council were preparing for in the coming year.
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