Council overspends by nearly £500,000 on Marketing Manchester funding
Council overspends by nearly £500,000 on Marketing ManchesterManchester City Council has paid Marketing Manchester around £500,000 too much.
But despite the large sums involved it is not seeking to get its money back; saying such a move would prove too problematic.
Marketing Manchester is paid for by a number of Greater Manchester Councils. The City council provides 35% of the funding with the remainder being made up by the other nine councils in the region.
However, somebody got the sums wrong - and the City Council ended up paying 65% of the budget over the last six years; saving the other authorities £46,000 each over the period.
A report to the Association of Great Manchester Authorities discovered the mistake.
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Paul Simpson - Marketing Manchester's director of finance - describes himself as "a qualified accountant for over 20 years." Didn't spot the extra £500k in the bank then, Paul?
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