Summary
ESTIMATES of how much it would cost to abolish County Durham's old two-tier council structure and create a unitary authority ranged from slightly more than [pounds]12m up to [pounds]32m.
Fans of the Governmentbacked reorganisation argued the initial cost would be worth it, when savings from merging eight councils into one poured in - at [pounds]21m a year.See the full content of this document
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Question of Costs Will Not Go Away
Opponents questioned whether the savings were realistic, stressing the upheaval of the shake-up.
With the final cost of the transition yet to be calculated, both sides are champing at the bit for any evidence to prove their case.The official estimate, in D...See the full content of this document
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