Local authorities face £405m financial threat as a result of Covid
The Covid-19 lockdown has added more than £400m to the budget deficits of Yorkshire councils, TheBusinessDesk.com can reveal.
Predicted deficits range in size from £14.5m in Harrogate to £117.8m in Leeds.
The figures were revealed in response to questions from TheBusinessDesk.com. There are concerns across local government that they do not have sufficient resources to continue to deliver the current level of services - which have already been subject to a decade of cuts.
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