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North Lanarkshire faces £18m of cuts to meet £47m cost of Covid-19 response

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Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserCouncillors logging in for their virtual meeting were told that the £46.9m additional costs of Covid-19 include nearly £15m in relief payments to Culture and Leisure NL reflecting loss of income at its facilities, now closed for five months.Free school meal vouchers during lockdown cost more than £2m, and £1.4m has gone on sanitiser and cleaning supplies; while there has been reduced income from services including special uplifts, planning and delayed community alarm charges.There has also been a £7m council tax revenue shortfall due to reduced collection, increased eligibility for reduced payments and a potential slowdown in housebuilding; while £5.4m has been spent to.

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