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PR 9317 | 06 February 2017 | For Immediate Release

Buckinghamshire County Council Cabinet agrees last ever budget to include government support grant

County Council leaders have agreed the last budget to include the government’s main contribution towards day to day delivery of services, known as the Revenue Support Grant.
Government support, which only five years ago stood at £81.9m and amounted to 27.5% of the County Council’s spending, has fallen rapidly over the last few years as Whitehall has reduced funding as part of its strategy to balance the nation’s finances.
For the next financial year, which begins in April, the support grant will total £8m and in 2018/19 Bucks will become the first county council – alongside Dorset – not to receive it at all.

Since taking over devolved responsibility for grass cutting, hedge cutting, siding out verges and street furniture from Bucks County Council it has become clear that a huge programme of works needs to take place

We are delighted to announce that Marilyn Rolfe has been co-opted onto the Parish Council at our meeting on 23rd January as the new councillor for the Farnham Royal Central Ward in place of Mr Neil Hodgkins