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Bolton council says the coronavirus crisis has cost it £33m

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Coronavirus has left one Greater Manchester council £33m out of pocket so far, its leader says. Bolton Council estimates COVID-19 has created extra cost pressures of £15m.

The local authority could also suffer a loss of income of up to £18m due to a fall in council tax, business rates and other payments it collects.

Council leader David Greenhalgh said the town hall is working “incredibly hard” to understand the impact of the pandemic on its budget.

He said: “It is important we differentiate between one-off costs and pressures that will impact on budgets in future years. “This is a prediction and comes with the warning that no one really knows what the next few months hold, in terms of a second peak and coming out of lockdown. “It was part

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