Argyll and Bute Council
‘Services could be lost. Local jobs could be lost. That’s the harsh reality. Setting the council budget must be about matching resources to greatest needs now and longer term.’These were the words of Leader of the council, following the last committee meeting before the council sets its budget next week.
Reports to the Policy and Resources Committee show a budget gap of £13.3 million for 2026/27. They set out the scenario for balancing the budget on the basis of a 6% increase in council tax.
This would include the closure, sale or transfer of all public toilets, closure of face-to-face customer service points, reduction in the roads winter maintenance and street sweeping services, the loss of environmental wardens, reduction of funding to Live Argyll resulting in the closure or reduction of some library and leisure services, and loss of council jobs across different council services, affecting 66 people.
Read more here: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/…/harsh-reality-facing…