Question reference: S6W-15532
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to the community of Torry, in Aberdeen, to protect community initiatives such as Big Noise.
Answer
In the most challenging budget settlement since devolution, we are providing nearly £13.5 billion in the 2023-24 Local Government Settlement. The settlement includes £436.9 million for Aberdeen City Council to fund local services, which equates to an extra £27.1 million to support vital day to day services or an additional 6.6 per cent compared to 2022-23. All local authorities will also receive a fair share of the currently undistributed sum of £329.8 million and have a range of revenue raising powers that are not available to other public services.
We are proud to have supported Sistema Scotland with annual funding since 2012, contributing to the Government-wide priority of tackling child poverty.
We are pleased to confirm that the Scottish Government will ensure that Sistema will get the funding they need to continue to deliver their programmes, including Big Noise Torry, which we understand is around £1.5 million.