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Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland Council to slash $550m in spending at emergency budget meeting

Bernard Orsman
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Auckland Reporter·NZ Herald·
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland Council to slash $550m in spending at emergency budget meeting
Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland Council to slash $550m in spending at emergency budget meeting

Auckland councillors will earn their $100,000-plus salaries tomorrow when they finalise a draft 'emergency budget' that will cut jobs, delay pet projects and reduce services.

Covid-19 has wiped $550 million from the council's revenue - and councillors face the tough job of plugging the gaping hole.

One councillor likened tomorrow's

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