The leader of a council has insisted it will not be declared effectively bankrupt while she is in charge.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has warned that without 44.7m in government support it faced closing numerous services in order to balance the books.
It was “highly unlikely” the government would decide not to help councils in financial difficulty, said Labour leader Jane Ashworth.
The authority is planning to increase council tax by 4.99%, and council housing rent is set to rise by 7.7%.
Under its budget proposals, the council also said it would be forced to introduce year-round charges for brown bin collections, reduce staff numbers and end some cultural grants.
But even these cuts would …
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