Tough spending choices remain, says Salford city mayor Paul Dennett
Salford city council has rubber-stamped a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax and set a budget of £244.5million for this coming financial year. Despite a ‘better than expected’ financial settlement from central government, the council needs to find £6m to bridge its budget gap for 2023/24.
READ MORE: Three people dead, 12 rapes and 287 robberies in just three months... does Greater Manchester have a knife crime 'pandemic'? Nevertheless, the city mayor said he was ‘really pleased’ that additional funding for adults and children’s social care was at the very heart of the council’s budget proposals.
Mr Dennett said the city council would continue its commitment to ensure all care workers are paid at least the Real Living Wage [£10.90 per hour]. He also said there would be increases in fees paid to foster carers, adding: “These families provide safety and care to our most vulnerable children when they most need it.
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