2016-2020 Budget Strategy Adopted

Full Council agrees and adopts strategy to save £2.37m in order to meet the challenge of reduced funding. At the Full Council meeting on the 6th September, 2016, the 2016-2020 Budget Strategy was…

Full Council agrees and adopts strategy to save £2.37m in order to meet the challenge of reduced funding.

At the Full Council meeting on the 6th September, 2016, the 2016-2020 Budget Strategy was agreed and adopted. The Strategy identifies increases in discretionary income together with efficiency and cost cutting measures which are estimated to realise £2.4m by 2019-2020, balancing the medium term budget.

The Council's Medium Term Financial Plan incorporates the Budget Strategy and can be read or downloaded from here http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/about-the-council/corporate-documents/.