Manchester council has so far handed out just 27pc of the business grants it has been given by government to support struggling small firms during the coronavirus crisis.
The city is some way behind other councils across the region, which in some cases have handed out more than 60pc of their pots.
Ministers provided Manchester town hall with more than £120m last month to give grants to small and medium sized businesses that need tiding over during the lockdown.
According to figures published by the government on Monday, the city had at that point handed out just over £20m of that - 16.6pc - although the town hall says that the figure now stands at 27pc.
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