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Webcast: Your budget questions answered

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Tuesday 7 January 2014 7.15-9.15pm (following Full Council) Cabinet members will be online to answer your budget consultation questions in a special webcast on 7 January. Plans for the future of the city council are outlined in a White Paper 'Planning Birmingham's Future and Budget Consultation 2014-15'. And cabinet members have attended a series of […]

Council Business Plan and Budget 2013+

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Download the draft Council Business Plan and Budget 2013+ Foreword by the Leader of the Council, Sir Albert Bore The City Council is facing an enormous financial challenge in the years ahead as we grapple with the biggest cuts in Government funding in this country in modern times. National Government has set itself a target […]

An open letter on the local government cuts

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An open letter to Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on the local government cuts from the leaders of English core cities As leaders of English core cities we are writing to request that you meet with us urgently to discuss the very real difficulties for local public services that are […]

Your chance to ‘Ask Albert’: Live webchat with Leader

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Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, will be available online from 6.30pm to 7.30pm next Wednesday (19 December 2012) to answer your questions on the council's budget. The council launched its budget consultation 2013/14 earlier this month and is keen to hear your views. For Wednesday’s live webchat with Sir Albert, please use hashtag #askalbert If […]

Your latest Budget Views tweets

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Birmingham City Council's budget consultation 2013/14

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Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, today unveiled the financial challenge facing the City Council in the budget consultation 2013/14. Sir Albert said today: “The average reduction in Government funding for the country as a whole has amounted to £74 per person. However, Birmingham's reduction has been more than double the national average, […]

Birmingham City Council’s financial challenge

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Ask Albert - join Sir Albert Bore for a live budget webchat. Difficult Financial Outlook Birmingham City Council will be opening the consultation for the 2013/14 Budget next month against a backdrop of greater than previously notified grant reduction from national government. The council's grant from the Government has already dropped by £140m, 14% in […]

Birmingham City Council budget 2012+

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Massive consultation and modern efficient services help meet council's budget challenge for year ahead Council delivers a 0% Council Tax increase for the second year running Modern, efficient services making the best possible use of taxpayer money are the focus of this year's Birmingham City Council budget, due before Cabinet on Monday (February 13). Council […]