My long, confusing journey into the world of council budget cuts

And the latest Covid-19 data for Greater Manchester

Good evening members — this afternoon we got the latest Covid-19 data for GM, which is below.

After that, we have a quick report by Tom Taylor on the budget cuts being made by councils in GM. Tom spent a few days reading through reports and watching council meetings to compare how much money the local authorities are having to save after the pandemic.

His story provides some useful data about the cuts, answers a few questions about council spending and also highlights how maddeningly unclear some councils are about how they are using our money.