The authority needs to find about £22m in extra funding or cuts to balance its budget.
Councillors Richard Bell and Amanda Hopgood face a black hole in Durham's budgetGrowing financial pressure on Durham County Council means it needs to find about £22m in funding or cuts next year to balance its budget.
The council faces a £64.1m shortfall over the next four years – a higher amount than previously forecast due to growing budget pressures, primarily in children’s social care and home-to-school transport.
Richard Bell, the Conservative deputy council leader, also warned "difficult choices are always going to be required" if the current funding system remained.
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