UK Chancellor John Healey’s budget includes measures such as a one-off £100 payment for 20 million households, removal of gas standing charges, and an extension of electricity VAT reduction. Key highlights also include pension increases, tax adjustments, support for first-time buyers, increased defense spending, and a low economic growth forecast.
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new Budget that includes a mileage-based charge for electric vehicles set to begin in 2028. Battery electric cars will incur a fee of 3p per mile, and plug-in hybrids 1.5p. Scottish ministers expressed concerns about the impact on rural areas, where longer travel distances are common.
Proposals have been tabled for the council’s next budget – and residents are being urged to get involved. In particular, views are being sought on 24 options that would save up to £11.894 million in 2025-26. The savings options were pulled together by council officers following the most recent budget strategy report, which identified a […]
South Lanarkshire Council have met and passed the next years budget. A meeting of the full Council was told today that South Lanarkshire’s funding gap for 2024-25 alone was more than £20.5 million, requiring savings across almost every part of the council’s work. Some “truly awful and painful” decisions had to be taken to balance […]