Posts Tagged ‘finance’
Islington Council blames housing budget shortfall on government rent caps
£1.8bn deficit scatters hopes for vital building upgrades
Read More‘Challenging’: Council announces cost-cutting measures as it attempts to neutralise predicted £25m shortfall
Adult social care set to take a hit but finance chief says investment in frontline services will continue
Read MoreSoaring fuel costs spark debate in Islington as council looks to reduce its energy bills
Timers on lights and reduced opening hours among measures being considered
Read MoreIslington Council set to join energy-buying group in bid to get cheaper prices
Town Hall’s energy costs are predicted to jump by £30m in a single year
Read MoreIslington politicians approve ‘recovery budget’ that will see council tax rise by over four per cent
Town Hall finance chief says Town Hall is ‘prioritising services to help local people cope with the cost of living crisis’
Read MoreIslington’s green investment fund raises £1m target – with one resident throwing in £50k just before deadline
Contributions from local people make up a fifth of the final total – with councillors now exploring how to spend it
Read MoreDeadline for investing in Islington’s green fund extended until end of January
The scheme, which invites residents to invest in local climate-friendly projects, has so far raised over £850k
Read MoreCouncil unveils next year’s budget with vow to ‘protect the most vulnerable’
Finance chief Cllr Satnam Gill outlines spending plans and £6.7m in cuts with dig at ‘disastrous’ Tory government
Read MoreIslington becomes first London council to launch green investment fund
Residents and non-residents can invest between £5 and £20k until 31 December
Read MoreTown Hall’s Covid costs could reach £22.7m this year, early forecast shows
Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in
Read MoreCouncil to cut down on agency fees as staff bills rise during pandemic
Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds
Read MoreTown Hall bails out leisure centre firm again despite ‘significant financial risk’
GLL’s rent payments, which during the first lockdown amounted to over £1.2m, deferred for a third time
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