Cuts to Greater Manchester councils above average

The average loss in spending power for local councils in Greater Manchester will be 6.39 per cent in 2011-12, compared to the national average reduction of 4.4 per cent.
The financial settlement for local authorities over the period 2011-13 was released by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on 13th December. It shows that in Greater Manchester, Manchester will bear the deepest cuts of nearly 9 per cent and 7 per cent in the two years, while Stockport will face the smallest reductions, of 2.7 per cent in each of the two years.
Manchester’s settlement takes into account an allocation of £13.3 million from the £85 million Transition Fund, which enables the reduction to the authority to be no more than the 8.9 per cent limit set by Mr Pickles.
The think tank Centre for Cities analysis of the figures states that the settlement is “overwhelmingly urban, often highly deprived, areas at the top end of the 8.9% reduction, with wealthier areas such as Dorset even seeing a small increase in their grant (0.25%).”
The figures for Greater Manchester local authorities can be seen via the attachment below.