They say new figures show that York is facing a 25.11 per cent cut in real terms to its pothole budget. That's a reduction of £1,404,229, they claim - or enough to fill in 28,085 potholes.
LABOUR councillors have hit out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government for real-terms funding cuts which they claim may have left more than 28,000 potholes in York unfilled.
They say new figures show that York is facing a 25.11 per cent cut in real terms to its pothole budget. That's a reduction of £1,404,229, they claim - or enough to fill in 28,085 potholes.
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