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Donald Turvill

Edinburgh council face £80 million of cuts as funding gap increases

An extra £10 million of cuts will need to be identified by Edinburgh City Council next year, it has emerged, as councillors prepare to make "difficult" spending decisions.

The increase brings the gap in the council's 2023/24 budget to £80m, a significant rise from the £70m reported to the finance committee just last month.

The latest estimate for looming cutbacks was revealed in the City Chambers on Thursday (October 27) during a full council meeting.

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