Each year the Council must set a balanced budget and in recent years, as many of you will know, this has become increasingly difficult. One of the biggest challenges is that the cost of delivering Council services and the demand for these services have both increased, while funding levels have not risen to meet these pressures.
The cost of ensuring these services continue to be provided for residents in East Dunbartonshire each year is approximately £322 million, and current predictions suggest that the funding gap for 2024/25 is about £20 million. This means that ways to make savings or to increase income must be found.
The councillors will make the decisions in February, but we would like employees, especially those who live in East Dunbartonshire to take part and tell us your views on what YOUR Budget priorities are, to inform these decisions.
The consultation is now live and will run until Friday 3 November. You can complete the survey online at Your-budget-prioritiies webpage. It should only take about five minutes to complete.
Paper copies can also be requested via Customer Services or picked up at the Council’s Community Hubs, leisure centres and community centres.
Thank you,
Ann Davie
Depute Chief Executive