Tag: finance
Midlothian: council tax freeze put forward as £5m budget gap tackled
Councillors set to agree council tax freeze and cutbacks proposed to the spend on the school estate
Midlothian councillors will be asked to approve a council tax freeze for the coming year with a 5...
Independent councillor calls for social care funding boost
Cllr Ross McKenzie urges Edinburgh Council to "call Humza Yousaf's bluff" and increase council tax to close the funding gap.
Edinburgh’s only independent councillor has called on parties to boost funding for health and social...
SNP budget to include free Friday afterschool clubs
Ahead of next week's council budget meeting, the SNP group set out their plans including safer pavements and free after school clubs for primary school children on Friday afternoons.
The SNP proposals include an extra...
20% parking charge hike agreed by council
Edinburgh Council has backed a 20 per cent hike for on-street parking charges.
Money raised by the additional income will be used to freeze some costs to residents, including those for adult burial charges and...
New boss takes the helm at Johnston Financial after MBO
Edinburgh firm unveils £1 billion ambition to double in size in five years
Johnston Financial which is a firm of Chartered Financial Planners is on the verge of completing a two-year management buyout, which will...
Boroughmuir adds Strength to its Senior Team
Two new appointments bolster finance team at the progressive Edinburgh club
Chartered Certified Accountant, Alice Shek, has been appointed as Director of Finance at Boroughmuir Rugby and Community Sport Club and the team that supports the...
Financial habits are learned at a young age
Politicians are at risk of slipping into the mistaken belief that being competent with numbers equates to being good with money.
While basic numeracy skills are helpful for budgeting and saving, many financial habits are...
Need help with your finances?
Want to get on top of your finances?
The City of Edinburgh Methodist Church runs a weekly session every Tuesday from 1pm - 3pm where people can get information and help about saving and borrowing...
Council’s Finance convener explains how they will make savings
While others are thinking of buying presents and Christmas pudding the council's Finance Convener Cllr Alasdair Rankin is still concentrating on the money that the council has to spend. Here he outlines for The...
OUR NEWS BY EMAIL
Sign up to our newsletters here..
