Covid-19 could end up costing South Lanarkshire Council more than £60m
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Coronavirus could end up costing South Lanarkshire Council more than £60 million.A report to the council’s executive committee on Wednesday, August 12, warned the costs could mount up to as much as £52.547 million.However, that report was written on June 19 and council leader John Ross (Hamilton South) later revealed that the council’s recovery board were shown updated information.Those figures detailed an overall cost to the council of £63 million, with a shortfall of £37 million once government grants and budget savings are taken into account.Executive director for finance Paul Manning laid bare the stark reality to councillors at the executive.
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