Leeds City Council facing £20m shortfall as childcare, fuel and leisure centre issues bite

Leeds City Council is facing a deficit of more than £20m, amid the economic crisis engulfing the UK.

As reported over the last month, the council has already scrapped its Bonfire Night displays, frozen almost all recruitment and stopped paid overtime, as it tightens the purse strings.

A gap of around £16m, to be bridged over the next six months, was forecast in September.