South Lanarkshire Council continues to see coronavirus costs rise
dailyrecord.co.uklocal authority. However, executive director for finance Paul Manning warned that the latest figures, up to January 1, were “prior to the latest wave of lockdown” which could likely increase costs even further.Revenue expenditure of £36.033m since March 2020 has been put down to the effects of Covid-19.Despite the costs of the pandemic, the council expects to be underspent on its budget by £261,000 by the end of the financial year following a probable outturn exercise.Most of the cost of Covid has been covered by grants from the Scottish Government, the council’s Housing Revenue Account and fiscal flexibility in the capital budget.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to.
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