City pledge on impact of cuts

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Sep 2010, 10:46 BST

Updated 1st Sep 2010, 10:46 BST

THE new boss of Leeds City Council has pledged to work with the region's business leaders to ease the impact of Government cuts on the private sector.

Tom Riordan also said he believes that frontline services can not only be maintained, but improved despite impending cuts of up to 25 per cent in central government funding.

The authority has already announced that it is axing around 1,400 jobs, with 300 expected to go this year.