County Treasurer warns of huge financial challenges
Mary Davis was commenting on the authority’s financial outturn for 2019/20 which showed an underspending of £33,000 on the revenue budget of £509.9 million.
Mary Davis was commenting on the authority’s financial outturn for 2019/20 which showed an underspending of £33,000 on the revenue budget of £509.9 million.
The Chancellor must not ignore the South West in this week’s budget when he tries to ‘level up’ parts of the North and the Midlands, Devon County Council leader John Hart warned today.
Devon County Council’s latest budget has been declared the best for a decade with more than £43 million extra for vital services in Devon in the new financial year – an increase of 8.7 per cent on this year
More than £43 million extra will be pumped into vital services in Devon if a target budget is agreed next month. Devon County Council’s Cabinet today approved the target budget of £541 million for 2020/2021.
A new spending boost of more than £11 million is being proposed for vital Devon County Council services.
More than £1 million is to be spent on improving special needs education in Devon. The county council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve the investment at its meeting on Wednesday. (Jul 10)
Devon County Council has revealed its budget is in the black again at the end of the 2018/19 financial year
Devon County Council will be spending nearly £500 million on vital infrastructure works over the next five years.