The three major unions representing council workers in England have requested an above inflation pay offer for 2023-24, to start reversing “years of pay erosion”.
Councils in England will need to tighten their budgets and prioritise spending on core services as inflation piles pressure on resources, a Treasury minister has warned.
This week’s local elections packed a few surprises. PF examines the results in authorities whose finance departments have been in the news during recent months.
Leeds City Council has approved its budget for 2021-22, which will usher in £87.5m worth of budget reductions alongside redundancies and a 4.99% rise in council tax.
