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Stoke to ask government for almost £45m of additional funding

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council has warned that without £44.7m of additional funding from the government, the authority will not be able to balance its budget.

In the runup to the Autumn Budget, counties and rural areas want to see proper recognition of the financial pressures they face – and to take their place at the forefront of the devolution agenda.