A family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners.
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Falkirk Council will make a desperate plea to both Scottish and UK Governments for more funding as they reluctantly accepted a financial strategy that will mean cuts to services and council tax rises.
Members were told that the council will need to save an estimated £64.4 million over the next five years if they have any hope of balancing the books. The council's chief finance officer, Amanda Templeman, told members on Wednesday that the council has managed this year by using more than £18 million of one-off funding.
That figure includes £15 million of 'service concessions' - money that was freed up when the council was given longer to make repayments to its PFI schools, effectively meaning it had 'overpaid' by around £79 million. But councillors have been told that this cash will not last for long and drastic changes must be made to put the council on a sustainable footing.
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Ms Templeman set out "a way forward" for the council on Wednesday as she asked councillors to back a five-year financial strategy, although she acknowledged it would be "a difficult path". She told councillors that the days of being given a list of options to choose from were gone. Even if every option for 'savings' being put forward were to be taken and council tax raised by five per cent, there would still be a £30 million shortfall.
Ms Templeman said it was important to remember there was a lot of uncertainty around all of the predictions, with inflation, interest rates and economic performance all remaining volatile. This year's pay award to council staff has also still to be settled and the Scottish Government grant to councils - which makes
A family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners.
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