Lismore City Council had a $10.5 million operating deficit at the end
of last year, finance manager Rino Santin announced yesterday.
The council also has a cash deficit of about $100,000.
Council will need to defer non-essential expenditure to get the budget
back in the black, he said.
He is putting an options report together for Council to consider
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