Glasgow council £25 million over budget as agency costs and energy bills rise

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Glasgow council £25 million over budget as agency costs and energy bills rise
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Councillor Bell insists the council is nowhere near going bankrupt currently but that could change unless funding increases.

Glasgow city council has blown its budget by £25 million already this year with agency costs and energy bills among demands leading to overspending.

READ MORE: Glasgow couple scammed Wheatley Group by using £25k covid vouchers intended for struggling familiesTreasurer Ricky Bell expressed fear the council could go bust in the future if funding is cut every year - although he insisted the finances are nowhere near that currently. He made a plea for funding to the UK and Scottish Governments.

She pointed out she had previously asked if the departments were going to be able too close the gaps in the overspend and if there was a recovery plan. Explaining how contracts were rising by double digits, with one school taxi contract surging by 19 per cent, he said: "When that happens in year it is difficult to do anything about it.

"Overspends in education are due to pupil roll increases and greater demand for the ASL sector and inflationary increases in transport. The overspend is partly offset by an underspend in financial services mainly due to an underspend in the award of non domestic rates empty property relief."

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