Barnsley Council's 2013/14 Budget - The Facts And Figures
Tuesday March 5 2013
LAST Thursday saw Cllr Gardiner deliver the local authority's 2013/14 budget. Here are the need-to-know figures, facts, and an in-depth look at the council's choices.
The Figures
£16.5million - The figure the council had to save.
126 - The number of its staff that are facing compulsory redundancy.
£6.5million - The figure that the hard-hit adult social services has been faced with.
£4.5million - The amount that the council's had to cut from the children's services sector; a figure of £1.7million will be saved as it's no longer running youth clubs.
£2.5million - Development services will have to deal with this hefty cut.
£2.5million - Corporate services will lose this amount.
The Good News
- There's no rise in council tax.
- Libraries and children's centres are not going to close.
- There will be no reduction in highways maintenance, street cleaning or grass cutting for another year.
- No increase in business rates (for the time being).
- The authority will receive an extra £1.5m in its NHS grant from the health service which will help mitigate cuts to adult social care.
The Bad News
- Council won't be running youth clubs.
- Adult and children's services both face severe cuts in funding.
- The OAP warden service will go and the adult services department will be rearranged.
- A figure of £500,000 will be saved through 'back-office' cuts, meaning 126 staff are facing redundancy.
- The borough's two dog warden posts will be reduced to just one and vacant council posts will be deleted, staff redeployed and some will take voluntary severance.
Others
- Council staff are to pay for car parking permits for the first time, costing £17.50 a month, with senior management paying double that.
- Other savings come from the members' mileage scheme being abolished.
What do you think about these figures? Have your say below.
The Figures
£16.5million - The figure the council had to save.
126 - The number of its staff that are facing compulsory redundancy.
£6.5million - The figure that the hard-hit adult social services has been faced with.
£4.5million - The amount that the council's had to cut from the children's services sector; a figure of £1.7million will be saved as it's no longer running youth clubs.
£2.5million - Development services will have to deal with this hefty cut.
£2.5million - Corporate services will lose this amount.
The Good News
- There's no rise in council tax.
- Libraries and children's centres are not going to close.
- There will be no reduction in highways maintenance, street cleaning or grass cutting for another year.
- No increase in business rates (for the time being).
- The authority will receive an extra £1.5m in its NHS grant from the health service which will help mitigate cuts to adult social care.
The Bad News
- Council won't be running youth clubs.
- Adult and children's services both face severe cuts in funding.
- The OAP warden service will go and the adult services department will be rearranged.
- A figure of £500,000 will be saved through 'back-office' cuts, meaning 126 staff are facing redundancy.
- The borough's two dog warden posts will be reduced to just one and vacant council posts will be deleted, staff redeployed and some will take voluntary severance.
Others
- Council staff are to pay for car parking permits for the first time, costing £17.50 a month, with senior management paying double that.
- Other savings come from the members' mileage scheme being abolished.
What do you think about these figures? Have your say below.
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