Budget consultation 2012 to 2013
Following the government's comprehensive spending review in 2010, a two year grant settlement for local authorities was announced for the financial years 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013. This meant that Salford City Council needed to find savings of nearly £40 million in this current year's budget with a further £18 million in the 2012 to 2013 revenue budget.
Decisions will be made in February 2012 on how money should be allocated amongst Salford City Council services, such as refuse collection, libraries, sports centres, road maintenance and housing and the provision of social care for adults and children.
Residents were asked for their views on where they felt the money should be allocated. The budget consultation exercise ended on 25 November 2011. A summary of comments received will be published shortly.
A budget debate will be broadcast on Salford City Radio (94.4 FM) on Tuesday 17 January at 2.00pm, listen to councillors discuss issues raised in the consultation.
If you want more information about the council's current budget.
This year, 2011 to 2012, the budget was divided in the following way:
| Services | 2011 to 2012 |
|---|---|
| Adult social care (including physical disability, mental health, sensory, learning difficulties and drug and alcohol services) | £49.1 million |
| Children's services (including education services and social care for children and young people) | £53.4 million |
| Arts and leisure services (including libraries, museums, art galleries and sports and leisure) | £12.4 million |
| Central services (including collection of council tax, council tax benefits, elections, registration of births and marriages and deaths) | £12.1 million |
| Planning, economic and community development (including building ontrol, design and heritage and neighbourhood management) | £22.2 million |
| Environmental services (including refuse collection, recycling, pest control, parks, anti-litter and bereavement services) | £10.1 million |
| Highways (including maintenance of roads and pavements and street lighting) | £9.1 million |
| Housing (including advice and support, alley gating, home maintenance, anti-social behaviour and crime reduction) | £1.7 million |
This page was last updated on 16 January 2012
