'Rare' council underspend to help with cost of living
The council spent £20m less than expected last year.
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"What it should be viewed as is a recovery package for parts of the city where it doesn't need year-on-year investment, but it needs an immediate injection of funding so it can get off the ground and have an immediate improvement."
— Ethan Radford , Politician
"Helping with the cost of living - I don't know how they can meaningfully do that with £20m and expect to spend it on other things too."
— Kirsty L Jones , Politician
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The council spent £20m less than expected last year.
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