Council’s £1.86m overspend

Oldham Council Cabinet
OLDHAM Council faces a projected overspend of £1.86 million this year.

But Councillor Abdul Jabbar, Cabinet member for finance, said that this was normal for this point in the year.

Councillor Jabbar added: "I am confident that, with the co-operation of other Cabinet colleagues, executive directors and senior managers, we should be able to manage a balanced budget by the end of this year."