Tag: Birmingham
Birmingham City Council signs off 'devastating' cuts
Full council meeting votes through wave of cuts to services and a rise in council tax.
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Birmingham Council to vote on wave of budget cuts
The council declared itself effectively bankrupt last year and is trying to make £300m in savings.
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'Bankrupt’ Birmingham reveals 21% council tax rise
The rise will be over two years as 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council makes drastic savings.
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Birmingham council tax: 10% rise approved amid financial crisis
The levelling-up secretary Michael Gove confirmed the news in a written statement, external.He said: “It is disappointing that Birmingham City taxpaye [...]
‘Bankrupt’ Birmingham council plans up to 600 job cuts
Birmingham City Council is struggling to cope with a huge debt of more than £2.9bn.
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HS2 to Birmingham may cost £65bn, railway boss says
The firm's executive chair said HS2's costs had risen so much over the past decade because of poor cost estimating, changes to the project's scope, so [...]
Birmingham City Council gets a month to find £300m savings
A report from the council's own finance director, external Fiona Greenway says a new savings programme will have to be built from a standing start, be [...]
‘Deep-seated blame culture’ at Birmingham City Council
Published on the council’s website, external, the report suggested “Birmingham’s current governance, and financial challenges have not been caused by [...]
Birmingham City Council: Equal pay decision delay prompts more warnings
A delay to equal pay settlements has led to new warnings issued by Birmingham City Council.
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Government sending in officials to run Birmingham City Council
Michael Gove accuses the city council amid its financial crisis of "woeful mismanagement".
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'Bankrupt' Birmingham City Council braced for government intervention
It is thought commissioners sent by government could be sent in to run the struggling city council.
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Sunak on Labour: ‘They’ve bankrupted Birmingham’
Conservative MP Nicola Richards asks about the bankruptcy declared in Birmingham, under Labour, announced yesterday. Rishi Sunak responds saying Labou [...]
Urgent talks at 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council
The government expresses "serious concern" over the governance of Birmingham City Council.
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Birmingham: Pressure on government to look at council funding
Birmingham City Council's budget crisis puts pressure on the government over council finances.
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Birmingham City Council ‘effectively bankrupt’
"Like local authorities across the country, it is clear that Birmingham City Council faces unprecedented financial challenges, from huge increases in [...]