Budget plans approved by Cabinet
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A budget focused on economic recovery, protecting frontline services and looking after the most vulnerable has been approved by the Council’s Cabinet.
Proposals will see an emphasis on delivering a green and sustainable future for the county, with the Council’s climate change action a main driver behind the plans.
Among the priorities for the year ahead are:
- Attracting investment and high-quality jobs to the county
- Delivering the Borderlands Place Programme alongside other initiatives to drive rural economic growth
- Continuing work to re-open the Northumberland Line rail project
- Securing funding for major road and junction infrastructure in the county
- Delivering planned school builds
- Investing in parks, open spaces, public conveniences and town-centre parking.
The budget proposals include an ambitious £307 million capital programme for 2022/23 covering everything from major investment in affordable housing, continued improvements to leisure centres and a range of renewable energy schemes to make the county greener and cleaner.
Savings of £9.7 million are also earmarked, although these will not be at the expense of frontline services.
Council Leader Glen Sanderson said: “We’re pleased that Cabinet has approved this budget and look forward to presenting it to full council later this month.
“The proposals were fully discussed by a cross-party scrutiny committee this week who made a number of useful comments and suggestions we’ll be addressing before Full Council.”
The budget plans will now be put before full Council and discussed on February 23rd.