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) opens in a new tab.

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)