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Doncaster Council’s Draft Budget Published
28th January 2011
The Mayor’s budget proposals for Doncaster Council, which needs to identify £71m of savings in the next 4 years, are to be discussed by the Cabinet next week. The full budget report is now available to download.
The report sets out the Mayor’s 2011/12 Revenue Budget proposals within the context of a 4 year Financial Strategy and the national Comprehensive Spending Review (C.S.R.) for the period 2011/12 to 2014/15.
Doncaster Council has received a below average Government settlement for 2011/12, which provides for a reduction in formula grant of 11.3%, compared to the national average of 9.9%. This has been partly mitigated by £2.1m of Transition Grant in 2011/12, however, the Council still needs to deliver £71m of savings over 2011/12 to 2014/15. It intends to achieve this through a Change Programme, other efficiencies across council departments and changing the service offer to residents.
The existing proposals amount to £61m and further work is required to deliver the additional savings in 2012/13 and 2014/15.
The report also includes details of cuts to local Voluntary and Community Sector organisations funded by the Council (see Annex G).
You can view the reports for the Cabinet meeting on the Council Chamber website. The Revenue and Council Tax Budget report is item 6.
