Nottingham City Council has argued Government cuts to the local authority's budget have gone 'too far'.
Councillor Sam Webster, the council's portfolio holder for finance, growth and the city centre, has written a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, detailing the need for the restoration of funding that has been cut down over the years.
He said Nottingham has had its main Government grant cut by £102 million since 2013 and emphasised how it is "hurting local people" and holding the city back.
In the letter, councillor Webster said: "In Nottingham over the last nine years we've had to save £267 million, due in large part to Government funding cuts.
"We've been innovative and improved efficiency. We’ve implemented a range of commercial and trading activities which bring in over £20 million a year to help fund local services.
"We have prioritised vital front line services and those services which we have a legal obligation to deliver.
"The funding cuts imposed by your Government have gone too far, they've hit the poorest parts of the country hardest, they mean that local people are having to pay more to fill the funding gap and without new resources are putting vital public services and the financial stability of councils at risk.
"Just like in other local areas up and down the country we've had to cut services, increase some charges and increase local council tax to counter the funding cuts."
It comes as Sajid Javid said councils would be given the biggest increase in spending power when he announced his spending review on Wednesday, which has been described by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the "most ambitious spending round for more than a decade".
He has already announced, alongside health secretary Matt Hancock, a £210 million funding boost for front-line NHS staff.
Boris Johnson has also pledged 20,000 new police officers, upgrades to 20 hospitals - excluding Nottingham's hospitals - and an extra £14 billion for primary and secondary schools over the next three years.
Councillor Webster, who also represents the Castle ward, added: "Councils do so much to transform local communities and economies, but given adequate resources and powers we can do much more.
"As a new Chancellor in post you have an opportunity to work with us rather than against us."
But a spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said Councils now have more control over the money they raise locally through business rates retention, empowering them to make more effective decisions to drive further local growth.
The spokesman added: “Next year we’re giving councils the biggest increase in spending power since 2015 – a 4.3% increase to £49.1 billion.
“Ultimately councils are responsible for managing their own resources and we are working with local government to develop a funding system for the future.”
