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"Blunder means Edinburgh receives £8m less from Scottish Government"

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  1. chdot
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    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.

    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.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/blunder-means-edinburgh-receives-8m-less-from-scottish-government-1-4321386

    Hmmm

    I wonder who who'll be suggesting which projects get cut...

    Posted 8 years ago #

  2. crowriver
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    Budget winners and losers:

    Posted 8 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    Source?

    Posted 8 years ago #

  4. crowriver
    Member

    Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe):

    http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_16-103_Draft_Budget_2017-18.pdf

    Posted 8 years ago #

  5. chdot
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    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.

    The council has already budgeted for a three per cent council tax increase, reduced hours in libraries and an ongoing programme of job cuts.

    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.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/10m-new-savings-after-worst-settlement-since-devolution-1-4323579

    Posted 8 years ago #

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