Authority Spending and Council Areas

cuts: Local authority spending has fallen nationally by half since 2010, with areas such as Liverpool, Blackburn and Barnsley facing average cuts twice that of their counterparts in the more affluent south, according to the thinktank, according to The Guardian. The report suggests there is a city and country divide, with urban council areas having shouldered cuts to services such as street cleaning, road repairs and libraries, which, are, on average, twice as deep as those borne by leafier authorities. The Centre for Cities thinktank study shows that the poorest areas have borne the brunt of council spending cuts. The Centre for Cities said the Treasury review of public spending due this autumn must find extra funding for all councils, and for urban areas in particular, if authorities are to remain sustainable in the face of soaring demand for social care. Fairer funding must mean more funding for cities. Map Andrew Carter, the chief executive of Centre for Cities, said Councils have managed as best they can but the continued singling out of local government for cuts cannot continue. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.