Budget savings 2023/24

The revenue budget for 2023/24 was debated by councillors on 9th March 2023. View the budget report (PDF 3.08MB).

As part of preparing the proposed revenue budget, Integrated Impact Assessments (IIA) were undertaken and those where equality impacts and socio-economic impacts were identified are available on this page. View summary of IIA outcomes (PDF 1.08MB).

Business Services

View savings proposals for Business Services:

• IT staffing (PDF 37KB)
• Customer Services staffing (PDF 39KB)
• WHH postage (PDF 34KB)
• WHH Waste (PDF 35KB)
• Office accommodation postage (PDF 34KB)
• Buchan House – service charge income (PDF 34KB)
• Removal of additional cleans required as part of COVID-19 (PDF 33KB)
• Employee support services provision (PDF 37KB)
• Council Tax single person discount review (PDF 35KB)
• Printing and postage savings (PDF 34KB)
• Prompt payment discount and licence holders income (PDF 34KB)
• Vacant Risk and Resilience Manager post (PDF 33KB)
• Business Services Directorate and support services budget savings (PDF 35KB)
• Additional income from Scottish Water (PDF 34KB)
• Councillors remuneration and expenses (PDF 35KB)
• Target Savings for Estate Rationalisation Across the council (PDF 155KB)

Education and Children's Services

View savings proposals for Education and Children's Services:

• Pupil Equity Funding (PEF): contribution of 5% for central costs: Primary, Secondary and Special School Budgets (PDF 73KB)
• Remove Family Information Service (PDF 38KB)
• Reduction of spend on current pre-school structures (PDF 38KB)
• Reduction in DHT entitlement to EY (PDF 38KB)
• Removal of the funded providers access to free, statutory Early Learning and Childcare training (PDF 37KB)
• Class size maxima - primary schools (PDF 36KB)
• Increase efficiency charges in primary school budgets (PDF 35KB)
• Increase efficiency charges in secondary school budgets (PDF 35KB)
• Increase efficiency charges in special schools (PDF 35KB)
• Reduction of Education Support Officer (ESO) posts (PDF 35KB)
• Removal of primary and secondary Curriculum Development projects and posts (PDF 35KB)
• Reduction of CPD budgets by 50% - Primary, Secondary and Central (PDF 36KB)
• Reduction in SFL Teachers (PDF 181KB)
• Reduce grants provided to third parties (PDF 125KB)
• Reduce small repairs budget (PDF 139KB)
• Community facilities closure and asset rationalisation (PDF 150KB)
• Young Scot membership (PDF 110KB)
• Youth Bank (PDF 149KB)
• Reduce Young People Community Grants (PDF 148KB)

Environment and Infrastructure Services

View savings proposals for Environment and Infrastructure Services:

• Discretionary planning charges (PDF 40KB)
• Purchase of Stonehaven Harbour porta cabin (PDF 34KB)
• Urban verge maintenance (PDF 75KB)
• Removal of a Change Manager Programme post (PDF 34KB)
• Full cost recovery for Short Term Lets licensing (PDF 36KB)
• Export health certificates for products of animal origin exported to EU (PDF 36KB)
• Waste collection and disposal (PDF 35KB)
• Withdrawal of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) Sheltered Housing Support (PDF 98KB)
• Harbour rates and dues (PDF 84KB)
• Reduction to the budget to provide Grant Fund supporting Aberdeenshire Business (PDF 149KB)
• Reduce annual budget to Visit Aberdeenshire (PDF 107KB)
• Local bus service withdrawals (PDF 362KB)