Council budget
2012/13
Budget proposals for the upcoming financial
year will be outlined at this week’s cabinet meeting (11 January
2012).
Mayor Lutfur Rahman continues to protect
services providing vital support to vulnerable groups, with Tower
Hamlets remaining the only local authority in the country not to
charge for home care acting as a clear example of this
commitment.
While the council has been forced to make
savings of around £90 million over a four year period following
unprecedented cuts by government, the focus of this years budget is
to help keep money in residents’ pockets. To this end council tax
has been frozen for the third year running, the Mayor’s
Education Award has been introduce to plug the funding gap
left by government's scrapping of the Education Maintenance
Allowance and changes to residents' fees and
charges capped, as far as possible, at no more than
inflation.
Further savings will be made by continuing to
streamline management and make efficiency savings by the better use
of buildings. This enables the council to keep important services
such as libraries, leisure centres and children centres open, whist
many other local authorities have instead chosen to make
closures.
Resident feedback from autumn’s consultation
was used to help shape the budget. Further opportunities for
residents to have their say will take place ahead of the Full
Council Meeting (22 February 2012), where the proposal will be
discussed further and put to a vote.
View budget proposals for 2012/13.
Comment on the budget proposals
You can let us know your thoughts on
specific budget proposals using the equality analyses consultation page or you can
make a general comment in the free text box on the same form.
Equality Impact Assessments
We have Equality Impact Assessments to enable us to
understand the impact the savings proposals may have on equality of
different sections of our community.
Read the Equality Impact
Assessments
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