Manchester council has made a plea to the new Prime Minister to help plug a £20m budget gap caused by 'severe and unprecedented' financial pressures.
The town hall has blamed the 'significant' overspend on Covid and inflation. The total cost of inflation to the council's coffers is currently expected to be £38m more than it would be in a 'normal' year, according to town hall chiefs.
This includes a nationally-negotiated pay rise for local government staff which is expected to cost Manchester council £9.5m more than it had budgeted for.
Speaking to councillors at a scrutiny committee meeting on Tuesday (September 6), city treasurer Carol Culley said the situation is 'unprecedented'.
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