Question reference: S2W-30171
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 November 2006
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Current status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 7 December 2006
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the City of Edinburgh Council’s decision to allocate an extra £50,000 to schools in Edinburgh to address the funding shortfall resulting from increased energy costs in schools and whether it will confirm that the projected shortfall is £1.2 million.
Answer
All local authority budgetarydecisions rest with the local authority concerned. The Executive is providing recordlevels of funding and it is the responsibility of each local authority to allocateits total resources, including locally raised income, on the basis of local needsand priorities. The Executive is not in a position to confirm any projected budgetshortfall within the City of Edinburgh Council.