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VIDEO – Protests before Council’s budget meeting
The council is meeting today to discuss and approve its budget for the next year today. The Edinburgh Reporter met with Willie Black of...
Finance Committee reports on draft budget
Finance Committee welcomes focus on outcomes in Draft Budget
The Scottish Government’s emphasis on outcomes has been welcomed by the Finance Committee in its report...
Edinburgh Council sets out draft budget 2014/15 for consultation
The City of Edinburgh Council has published its draft budget for 2014/15 which is now available for residents and key stakeholders to give their...
Edinburgh Councillor Blogs – Councillor Gavin Corbett on the draft budget
City of Edinburgh Council spends over £1 billion a year. The draft budget framework for 2014-15 and 4 years after was approved for public...
Draft budget laid out by Capital Coalition today
The Capital Coalition’s draft budget will be considered at the Finance and Budget Committee next Thursday, 19 September 2013.
The fundamental principle behind the budget...
Greens eye spare council cash for Warmer Homes
Scotland’s capital should lead the country in investing in jobs, training and protecting the most vulnerable from welfare cuts, according to Green councillors in...
Westminster – Edinburgh Labour MPs accused of inaction on tax
SNP SAY EDINBURGH MPS’ CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION AFTER TAX CUT NO-SHOW
Labour’s credibility is severely in question after the party MPs abstained in a vote,...
Labour react to Council budget process
by Councillor Ricky Henderson
Edinburgh Council set its budget this week. In total, councillors are asked to decide the direction of more than £1 billion...
Scottish Government present budget plans
Transport, housing, health and digital projects will receive new investment to help boost the economy, Finance Secretary John Swinney told Parliament today.
During the final...
Budget ‘must’ help Scotland
The Chancellor must match rhetoric with action by promoting economic growth and protecting motorists in the forthcoming UK Budget, John Swinney said today. The...
Councillor Godzik Worried about Capital City Partnership
by Councillor Paul Godzik
The recent comments from the Chamber of Commerce on the performance of Edinburgh’s schools follow a raft of worrying statistics on...
Statement from Leader of the Council
I am pleased that yesterday the Council approved a balanced and sustainable budget for 2011/2012. In line with what residents and businesses told us...
The nuts and bolts of the City Council budget
The Council took a long time yesterday to pass the budget but it went through unchanged by 30 votes to 29 when they did...
City of Edinburgh Council budget meeting
So far everything has been pretty quiet at the Council Chambers this morning.
This morning's meeting has been a much anticipated affair. Even at 9am...
Budget Bill passed at Holyrood
The Scottish Government claim that Scotland's budget for next year, approved by Parliament today, will deliver the highest ever number of modern apprenticeships in...
Capital City supplement welcomed
Lothians MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerville, today welcomed the news that the Capital City supplement – a £3 million fund provided to Edinburgh by the SNP...
Budgetting for local government in Edinburgh – here is our suggestion
Over the next three years the Council needs to make £90 million in savings, with £45 million in savings which must be made during...
Council budget update
Councillor Phil Wheeler, Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee has given an update on the budget process for Edinburgh:-
"The Scottish Government's budget announcement...
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