Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Highways Budget Cuts



SPENDING ON KIRKLEES HIGHWAYS

The comparison between 2008/9 and 2013/14

Capital Spending

Total   £31.8m reduced to £13.8  (57% reduction)

Government Grant £20.4m reduced to £8.6m (58% reduction)

Council borrowing £11.4m reduced to £5.2m (54% reduction)

Percentages effected by rounding.

In the same period the revenue budget for Highways was reduced from £21m to £15m (29% reduction)

These calculations are based on the published budgets for the respective years.