Sheffield Council's eight biggest outsourcing contractors made a combined £9m profit last year with an average margin of 7% - 1.9% higher than Tesco.
““If the council’s money wasn’t going into the coffers of private shareholders, our members could have a pay rise and the council could make savings on its budget without cutting jobs.
“I’m staggered by the figures. The scale of profits on oursourced contracts is always something we have warned the council about.”
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