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'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government

Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more years of exceptional financial support.

By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024
Cheshire East (c) Peter is Shaw 1991/Shutterstock

Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more years of exceptional financial support. 

Council documents revealed the local authority was seeking £31m of help for 2025-26 and £24m in 2026-27 because of ‘budgetary pressures'.

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