Daily Mirror

£1.6m cost of bin strike aid

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THE bill for outside contractor­s during a council bin workers’ strike will hit £1.6million.

Birmingham Council, was “modernisin­g” the service to save £5million.

It now has a £6.6million hole in its finances which it will have to fill from “rainy day” funds.

The strike lasted more than 222 days.

A council spokesman said: “Our focus is on working with employees and unions to develop a modern waste service.”

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