MORE than £700,000 has been ringfenced to fix potholes in Warrington as part of the latest Budget.

Warrington South Conservative MP Andy Carter celebrated the announcement on Twitter, saying: "Great news for Warrington motorists!"

The figure announced to help fix potholes across the town was £709,200.

According to data from Outco, the average pothole repair cost in England is £71.40, which means that this amount of funding from the Government would go to fixing approximately 9,933.

For context, between 2015 and 2019, Warrington Borough Council received reports of more than 14,000 potholes.

It is not expected that the £709,200 figure from central government will go toward fixing every pothole in Warrington.

Between 2015-18 there were an average of 3,532 potholes reported in Warrington every single year.

Warrington South's Conservative MP summarised the Budget in the following Tweet: "Energy prices capped; Fuel duty frozen; Business taxes cut; 30 hours free childcare; Taxes cut for carers; Inflation falling; Growth up; Debt down; Investment in nuclear power and CCS projects befitting jobs in Warrington."

The Budget has not come without criticism, however, with the Federation of Small Businesses saying: "A distinct lack of support in this Budget proves small firms are overlooked and undervalued.

"5.5million small businesses and 16million people who work for them will be wondering why this choice has been made."

Labour MP for Warrington North, Charlotte Nichols, shared a comment from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which reads: "Living standards are expected to fall by six per cent over this fiscal year and next as inflation outstrips income growth.

"This is less than the seven per cent fall we expected in November but still the largest two-year fall since ONS records began in the 1950s."

For more information, and to read the Spring Budget, visit Gov.uk.

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