http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Blunder means Edinburgh receives £8m less from Scottish Government" en Thu, 21 May 2026 19:21:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17276#post-239605 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:48:02 +0000 chdot 239605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>CITY bosses will have to find a further £10 million savings thanks to what council leader Andrew Burns says is the worst funding settlement for local government since devolution. </p> <p>The council has already budgeted for a three per cent council tax increase, reduced hours in libraries and an ongoing programme of job cuts. </p> <p>But Councillor Burns said last week’s Scottish Government budget and a mistake in the original figures issued by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay meant Edinburgh would now have to find extra savings.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/10m-new-savings-after-worst-settlement-since-devolution-1-4323579" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/10m-new-savings-after-worst-settlement-since-devolution-1-4323579</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17276#post-239519 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:37:43 +0000 crowriver 239519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe):</p> <p><a href="http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_16-103_Draft_Budget_2017-18.pdf">http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_16-103_Draft_Budget_2017-18.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17276#post-239513 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:04:51 +0000 chdot 239513@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Source? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17276#post-239512 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:47:57 +0000 crowriver 239512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Budget winners and losers:</p> <p><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0HBsbIWEAAGb3l.jpg"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0HBsbIWEAAGb3l.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17276#post-239467 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:33:46 +0000 chdot 239467@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>EDINBURGH will receive £8 million less in Scottish Government funding after civil servants had to issue revised figures just days after Finance Secretary Derek Mackay announced his budget for next year. </p> <p>The Capital was originally allocated £699.4 million in Thursday’s share-out of local government cash. But over the weekend councils across the country were contacted to say the figures were wrong and Edinburgh’s total has been cut to £691.5 million.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/blunder-means-edinburgh-receives-8m-less-from-scottish-government-1-4321386" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/blunder-means-edinburgh-receives-8m-less-from-scottish-government-1-4321386</a></p> <p>Hmmm</p> <p>I wonder <em>who</em> who'll be suggesting <em>which</em> projects get cut... </p>