Brooksbank Centre: Warning services may bear brunt of council cash savings
A community centre fears its services could bear the brunt of future council budget cuts.
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Fiscal watchdog to unveil forecast for public finances despite cancelled Budget
Britain’s fiscal watchdog has confirmed it will publish a new outlook of the public finances on November 7 despite next week’s Budget being cancelled.
Residents given a say on where Dundee City Council should make cutbacks
Residents are set to have their say on where Dundee City Council should make cutbacks as the authority aims to save £17.3 million next year.
Former Bake Off winner in bid to save village pubs from ‘astronomical’ beer tax
Candice Brown has called on the Government to protect the “lifeline” of local pubs by cutting “astronomical” levels of beer tax.
Budget blow to Chancellor after first September borrowing hike for five years
Chancellor Sajid Javid has been dealt a pre-Budget blow as official figures showed the first September hike in Government borrowing for five years.
UK Government accused of ‘stymieing’ set up of Scottish National Investment Bank
The new Scottish National Investment Bank is on track to open this time next year – despite the UK Government “stymieing” work to set up the new institution.
Key points from the Irish budget
Ireland’s budget was dominated by preparations for Brexit.
Child poverty will continue to rise despite budget increase, single parent says
The challenges faced by single parents will not be remedied by an extra 15 euro per week, it has been claimed.
Budget priority must be ‘sailing Ireland through Brexit storm’ – Fianna Fail
The priority for Ireland’s budget must be sailing the nation through the “Brexit storm”, the opposition finance spokesman has said.
No-deal Brexit ‘the central assumption’ as Ireland unveils budget
The Irish Government has insisted it stands ready to absorb the impact of a no-deal Brexit as it unveiled a budget with a 1.2 billion euro fund to help weather the storm.
Irish budget to be unveiled amid spectre of looming no-deal Brexit
Efforts to absorb the impact of a no-deal Brexit in Ireland have made striking a budget particularly challenging, the Irish Finance minister has said.
Chancellor hints he could announce cut to inheritance tax in Budget
The Chancellor has hinted that he could announce a cut to inheritance tax in his Budget later this year.
Bailiffs sent to 310 premises a day for business rate arrears, figures show
The Chancellor is facing fresh calls to deliver Budget measures to ease the burden of business rates after new figures showed councils are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over arrears.
Union chiefs accuse Dundee City Council of a ‘dereliction of a duty’ over cuts
The war of words over Dundee City Council’s bid to balance its books has escalated with a leading union chief accusing the local authority of a “dereliction of duty”.
EXCLUSIVE: Dundee council leader plans another 10 years of catastrophic cuts across the board
Cuts to school crossing patrollers, bigger classroom sizes, closure of leisure centres and libraries, and a reduction in roads and property maintenance.
Dundee trade unions in ‘intensive’ talks after council cuts £8.8m from budget
Trade union leaders in Dundee have revealed they are in “intensive talks” with members about what action to take following last week’s city council budget meeting.
Dundee community centre may have to recycle cooking oil after 5% council budget cut
The true impact of the council’s budget cuts will be felt by a number of community organisations.
Councillors will vote on Dundee’s budget this afternoon
Dundee City Council will meet later today to make a final decision on how they propose to make £10.3 million of savings to balance the books.
REVEALED: Lib Dems say cuts in office furniture can help Dundee council save £8m
The Liberal Democrats in Dundee say slashing spending on office furniture, travel allowances and consultancy fees could help prevent proposed cuts to public services.
‘Love Dundee, hate cuts’ – Valentine’s Day plea to council for U-turn on £8m budget cull
Anti-cuts campaigners are swapping Cupid’s arrow for warning stanzas this Valentine’s Day.