Posts Tagged ‘budget’
‘Small wins give us confidence’, say business rates campaigners
Mayor welcomes budget measures but local trader says government is still ‘punishing’ small businesses
Read MoreTitbits – procurement, pineapple on pizza, and a proud ‘kipper
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreCouncil tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Read MoreHackney Council passes 2015/16 budget with council tax frozen for tenth year
Council tax frozen for tenth year running amid large spending cuts
Read MoreHackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
Read MoreHackney Council agrees 2013 budget
More cash for education and children’s services whilst health and community funding slashed
Read MoreHackney Council passes budget with £10m public spending cuts
Council tax frozen for seventh year running as spending plans for year approved by councillors
Read MoreHackney community projects safe from spending cuts – for now
Projects that help at community level avoid council spending squeeze. But no guarantees beyond 2013
Read MoreCuts to Hackney care budget could ‘harm’ older people warn charities
Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners
Read MoreCouncil tax hike mooted as Hackney faces £60m budget hole
The Town Hall faces a funding shortfall of £60 million over the next three years – even if it raises council tax by 2.5% per year
Read MoreProtesters criticise Hackney Council over cuts budget
Hackney councillors are accused of taking the easy option and making life harder for residents
Read MoreProtestors occupy Hackney Town Hall
Council budget frustration sparks direct action by anti-cuts campaigners
Read MoreHackney Council passes 2011 budget amid protests
Spending plans for the year were approved by councillors last night as campaigners slammed the government-imposed cuts
Read MoreLabour councillors call on Hackney Council to refuse cuts budget
The Town Hall is setting its finances for the coming year in the face of calls to reject government-enforced reductions
Read MoreHackney Alliance protest against council cuts
5.30pm Wednesday 2 March 2011, outside Hackney Town Hall
Read MoreProtesters march through Hackney against public spending cuts
Hundreds demonstrated on Saturday over government’s decision to reduce the grant it provides to local councils
Read MoreEast End Citizens Advice Bureau offers help to cash-strapped Hackney residents
Free financial advice sessions are now available to individuals and charities
Read MoreCampaigners call for coalition cash for local eco-initiatives
Friends of the Earth is pressing the ‘greenest government ever’ to support carbon budgets for Hackney and other local councils
Read MoreCitizen questions Hackney Council over £millions agency staff bill
Town Hall figures show large sums have been spent on outsourced personnel over the last four months
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