The London council still facing a £10m deficit despite raising taxes and Fair Funding uptick - My London

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54% : Brent Council has revealed its draft budget proposal for the next financial year(Image: Getty Images) Brent Council's spending power is set to increase by more than £65m following the Government's recent review of the Fair Funding Allocation, but residents will still face the maximum council tax increase over the next financial year.
54% : " The council's budget plan includes more than £330m worth of investment across the borough, including: £16.3m in a "digital technology transformation" to improve service access for residents; £5.1m in neighbourhood projects using Community Infrastructure Levy funds; £1.5m to improve parks and high streets; £10.5m to modernise libraries, community centres, and public buildings; £23.1m to deliver 291 homes in the Wembley Housing Zone; £4m to create 200 new SEND places; £60m in housing stock to reduce the reliance on costly temporary accommodation; and £81.3m to resurrect the South Kilburn regeneration.
53% : As has been the case in recent times, council tax is once again set to increase by the maximum 4.99 per cent for residents in Brent - which includes the 2 per cent Adult Social Care precept.
51% : The council tax rises will generate the local authority an additional £12.1m in revenue but, even accounting for the extra money coming in from central government, this still leaves a budget shortfall of £10.4m. This is largely down to the need to meet a growing demand in some of the council's core services, including adult social care, children's services, and housing.
47% : Despite this uptick and another 4.99 per cent tax rise, the council still faces a budget gap of more than £10m. Next week (February 23), the council will formally set the budget and council tax rate residents will have to pay from April.

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