Feb 21, 2023, V2 Radio Sussex: WSCC BALANCES THEIR BUDGET WITHOUT USING RESERVES https://www.v2radio.co.uk/news/west-sussex/wscc-balances-their-budget-without-using-reserves/
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The Council faces a budget gap of £50m to £100m between 2024 and 2027 – but this year’s budget has been balanced without the use of reserves.
During a meeting of the full council on Friday (February 17), a net budget of £708.8m was approved for 2023/24, along with a £77.67 rise in County Hall’s share of an average council tax bill. It was by no means a unanimous vote, with the entire Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green & Independent Alliance cohort abstaining.
The budget – which is legally required to be balanced – forms part of the £1.86 billion [$2.24B] the council is expected to spend on the delivery of day-to-day services in the coming year. This includes £883.4m [$1.065B] on the learning and skills portfolio, which covers 118,276 children in 286 schools – 6,510 of whom have education health & care plans – as well as 2,400 families and young carers.
A further £174m will be spent supporting the 880 children cared for by the council, 760 children on Child Protection Plans, 1,585 children on Child in Need Plans and 2,130 families through early help.
The budget for adults services was set at £434.7m [$524M] while £84m will be spent on waste services, climate change and the environment, with a further £80m to maintain the 4,046km of roads and 3,956km of foot-ways across the county.
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