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Leaders Statement on Jobs

Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, said: “The unfairness of the government's financial grant settlement for Manchester, one of the five worst in the country, has been widely reported.  

“We now have to find £110m in savings next year - £60m more than expected – because of front-loading and the re-distribution of money from Manchester to more affluent areas.  

“The accelerated cuts mean we can no longer achieve the staffing reductions we have been forced into through natural turnover which is why we will be making this time-limited offer of voluntary severance and voluntary early retirement.  

“At the same time we will continue to invest through our m people programme to improve the skills and the productivity of the majority of our staff who will stay with us.”

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