Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Council tax set to rise in Hackney as new mayor unveils first budget
Borough leader Caroline Woodley says the decision to propose a hike was ‘not taken lightly’
Read More‘Difficult decisions to come’: Hackney Council boss issues stark warning over £57m deficit
Dawn Carter-McDonald says the Town Hall ‘cannot rule out’ reducing the range or standard of services it provides
Read MoreHackney Mayor criticises government’s ‘one-off’ funding model as he sets out ‘careful and considered’ budget
Borough leader says long-term planning is difficult as he confirms council tax and rent rises
Read More‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive
Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’
Read MoreCouncil tax to rise by over four per cent in Hackney – with warning of more ‘hard choices’ to come
Mayor blames a number of factors, including austerity, the hostile environment, welfare reforms and Covid
Read More‘Levelling down London’: Hackney politicians admonish government over delays to funding reforms – with ‘frontline services at risk’
Town Hall leaders call for clarity from Whitehall on plans to change how money is awarded to councils
Read MoreCouncil rents to shoot up by 4.1 per cent in April as Town Hall tries to balance the books
Housing services boss says pandemic has seen council income fall and costs increase
Read MoreLabour dismisses opposition’s budget amendments, with Hackney Mayor calling them a ‘disgrace’
Conservative councillors condemn administration investments as ‘waste of money’ as levels of allowances and salaries criticised
Read MoreCouncil tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme
Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030
Read MoreTitbits – Sugar hits and cabinet splits
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreCouncil Tax increase passed as Mayor claims Town Hall is ‘thin red line’ against austerity
Hackney Conservatives oppose rises and call for £2m reduction in highway maintenance in alternate proposals
Read MoreCouncil Tax hike of almost five per cent included in budget proposals
Average Hackney property facing a near £50 a year rise as mayor takes aims at continuing austerity
Read MoreAction plan to contain multimillion pound overspend at Homerton Hospital
‘We will have an overspend here, but we are working with the Homerton to deal with it as fast as we can,’ say CCG
Read MoreCouncillors reject government’s ‘end of austerity’ claim
‘We’ve been told that austerity is coming to an end. It doesn’t feel like it’s over here’
Read MoreCouncil to spend £945k on new tech staff for ‘Hackney’s digital journey’
Town Hall says the 17 jobs will save money and improve services
Read MoreHackney’s public sector workers nearly £3,000 worse off thanks to pay caps
Mayor Glanville slams ‘unfair’ caps as Trades Union Congress counts the cost
Read More‘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!’
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