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  • Scotland's councils face budget shortfalls. How bad is it in your area?
  • Taxes, Finances Front and Center As Council Takes on Ferry, Community Center, Liberty Harbor, More
  • The challenge of funding the small things - how Bristol is wrestling with paying for everything

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Scotland's councils face budget shortfalls. How bad is it in your area?

The Accounts Commission has warned local authorities that their funding plans are not keeping pace with rising costs.

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jcitytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Taxes, Finances Front and Center As Council Takes on Ferry, Community Center, Liberty Harbor, More

Finances and taxes will be the talk of the City Council this week. But another loaded meeting agenda provides lots of other business for the council to tackle, from the redistricti...

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bristolpost.co.uk /1 month ago

The challenge of funding the small things - how Bristol is wrestling with paying for everything

Area Committees deal in thousands while City Hall gets millions

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 week ago

Why a council's £1.8m surplus isn't the good news it first appears

Council services in Caerphilly continue to come under “substantial” strain despite a £1.8 million budget underspend last year.

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bbc.co.uk /1 week ago

Council urged to show more ambition in tackling financial pressure

Inverclyde Council was found by the Accounts Commission to be impressive overall and improving in how it deals with issues like child poverty.

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chroniclelive.co.uk /1 week ago

Huge pressure on finances of Northumberland's schools as cash reserves plummet

Balances held by schools dropped by more than half over the last academic year

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oxfordmail.co.uk /1 month ago

Council must find at least £16m in savings after funding cuts

Oxfordshire County Council is required to manage cuts to its funding announced by the government earlier this year.

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conservativehome.com /1 week ago

Benjamin Elks: Local Authority debt has doubled since 2009

Councils purchasing commercial office blocks, hotels and shopping centres, building substantial property portfolios on the basis of low interest rates and overly optimistic investm...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /4 weeks ago

A council has £400,000 left from housing developers and this is how it will be spent

The cash from housing developers will be spent on projects in Portskewett and Caldicot.

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chroniclelive.co.uk /1 month ago

Council budget balanced despite huge overspends on social care and children's services in Northumberland

Both departments overspent by more than £4 million as demand for services grows

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 month ago

Schools in this area are more than £7m in the red prompting question to councillor

Questions asked over how council is addressing schools spending more than they are funded.

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

'Long-range' financial plan OK'd by Ottawa city council

A treasury staff report highlighted an infrastructure funding gap of $229 million per year since 2017.

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Alex de Silva: London Conservatives were rewarded by voters for good financial management

A contrast between the record of Labour-run Westminster and Conservative-run Kensington and Chelsea is instructive. The post Alex de Silva: London Conservatives were rewarded by vo...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 month ago

Community group request financial help from council

A community group has requested financial help from the council.

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antenneduesseldorf.de /1 week ago

Finanzausschuss tagt im Düsseldorfer Rathaus

Im Düsseldorfer Rathaus geht es heute (Montag, 6. Juli 2026, 15h) um viele wichtige Themen für unsere Stadt. Dort tagt der Finanzausschuss. Dieser soll unter anderem über die Umges...

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brisbanetimes.com.au /4 weeks ago

Brisbane rate rise confirmed in council budget

“It’s the first time in almost a decade that no money is being borrowed,” Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said.

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

SNP under fire as councils poised to 'stop or reduce services' as £529m budget black hole emerges

A stark new report has warned Scottish councils could be forced to cut services or stop providing them altogether as they grapple with a bleak financial picture

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hudsoncountyview.com /2 weeks ago

Jersey City Council passes $611.8M emergency temporary budget appropriation

The Jersey City Council passed an emergency temporary appropriation (ETA) of $611,835,236.47 during last night’s meeting that spilled over into early this morning. By Daniel Ulloa/...

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mynbc5.com /1 month ago

Burlington City Councilors discuss mayor's FY2027 Budget, reject Chief Greylock statue

"Preparing a transparent budget that's not only balanced, but an incredibly fiscally responsible budget that includes strategic investments in what we need as a community," said Ma...

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oxfordmail.co.uk /1 month ago

Village church treasurer fights to keep heating bills down

TREASURERS of many organisations find it difficult to balance the books

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hudsoncountyview.com /4 weeks ago

Interim Jersey City budget report alleges $109M in unpaid bills from prior admin

An interim Jersey City budget report alleges that that City Hall is currently grappling with how to deal with $109 million in unpaid bills from the prior administration, nonetheles...

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hudsoncountyview.com /3 weeks ago

Hudson commissioners OK $769M budget with varying tax hikes per municipality

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously (9-0) to approve a $1.3 million budget amendment, before voting 7-2 to adopt a $769,767,256.62 county budget th...

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hudsoncountyview.com /3 weeks ago

Jersey City Council mulls measure asking comptroller to probe Fulop admin’s finances

The Jersey City Council reviewed a measure asking the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller to audit their finances during the latter years of the Mayor Steven Fulop administr...

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odt.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Council's $8.6m payroll defended

Hokitika. Photo: Juergen Schacke/ Wikimedia Commons The Westland District Council’s $8.6 million payroll figure was heavily defended this week when the increasing number an...

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