Council bosses in Tameside have warned that government funding for coronavirus costs doesn’t ‘touch the sides’, with the town hall predicted to face a £48m shortfall next year.
Cabinet member for finance and economic growth, Coun Oliver Ryan said that without more support, they could be ‘clapping people on a Thursday and then looking at whether their job is sustainable on a Monday’.
A meeting of the strategic commissioning board was told that to date the council has received £13.9m in COVID-19 support funding from central government.
But the council estimates that there will still be an £8m funding gap this year, rising to an eye-watering £48m in 2021/22. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the