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15.
February
2019.
17 things you need to know about Cardiff Council’s administration’s budget proposals for 2019/20
- Cardiff Council is facing a budget gap of £32.4m in 2019/20
- £218m in savings have already been found over the past ten years
- Proposals recommend a council tax rise of 4.9% (£1.09 a week on a Band D property)
- A 4.9% Council Tax rise will bring in £6.7m to set against the budget gap of £32.4m
- The rest of the gap will be bridged by finding savings of £19m
- Using £2.75m of council reserves
- Capping schools' budget growth by £3.5m
- Schools will, however, receive £10.4m more than last year - a 4.5% increase
- Social Services will receive £5m extra to help cope with increasing demand
- £1m extra will go to repairing highways this year on top of already planned spending
- £750,000 will be spent on protecting essential, non-profitable, bus routes in the city
- £312,000 for neighbourhood deep cleans and street ‘blitzes'
- £300,000 extra will go to help address future homelessness pressures
- £180,000 will be spent on piloting new street-cleansing technology
- £100,000 extra will go on delivering active travel plans for schools
- £50,000 will go to help develop the Love Where You Live campaign and encourage more volunteers
- £50,000 to improve facilities in response to the Public Toilet Strategy
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