Government refuses to promise councils will be paid back for 'catastrophic' financial toll of coronavirus
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe government has declined to reassure town halls that they will be fully paid back for financial losses during the covid-19 crisis - shortfalls local leaders warn would result in ‘catastrophic’ further cuts to frontline services.
At the start of the pandemic, local authorities were assured by ministers that they would be reimbursed for the extra financial burden of the pandemic, currently predicted to reach more than £500m across Greater Manchester’s ten councils alone this financial year.
However, at today’s Downing Street press briefing, environment secretary George Eustice told the M.E.N. that the government’s bail-out so far - which most councils here estimate will cover between half and a third of their losses, but in Manchester's
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