Key North Yorkshire services will have £422 million spent on them next year.

Of that, £282 million will come from Government coffers.

The remainder will be raised through council tax, business tax and other methods of raising finance by North Yorkshire County Council.

The £422m is £19m more than last year, but it includes teachers' pay, which is rising faster than inflation, and an increase of 1,200 pupils in North Yorkshire schools.

Social services also need to care for a growing number of older people.

Council leader, Coun David Ashton, said: "This will inevitably result in council tax rises which are higher than inflation, and cuts in services."

The Government has set East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Standard Spending Assessment, which states how much the authority should be spending, at £255 million, with Government support being set at £182 million.

And in York, spending has been set at £132 million, with £90 million coming from the Government.

The figures show an increase of £5.25 million on the amount City of York Council can spend, and £2 million on the Government grant.

City of York Council leader Rod Hills said today: "I will be looking very closely at these figures. They do look a bit lower than expected."

Last year, the level of Government support was partly responsible for budget cuts by City of York Council, which included things like replacing cooked meals in elderly people's home with pre-frozen food and the closure of the York Story.