The new council has set aside £38m for the costs of taking over services run by former authorities.
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceSeven district councils and the county council were abolished on 31 March and replaced by a single entity called North Yorkshire Council.A spokesperson for the the council said that £16.9m had been allocated to be spent from 2021 to 2025.
About £2.3m had been spent in the last financial year on upgrading technology and digital systems, with a further £1.4m allocated for this year. Further savings are expected to be made by cutting the roles of 24 senior managers and the sale of properties previously owned by district and borough councils.
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