A late-notice, short-term and partial settlement poses problems

By Abdool Kara | 18 January 2022
  • Abdool Kara

Another year is over and a new one has just begun – I am sure we all hope it’s a good one.

The year always ends in traditions – the turkey on Christmas day, Auld Lang Syne on New Year’s Eve, and the sector’s financial settlement on the last sitting day of Parliament – despite previous Government commitments to publishing these at the beginning of December to provide greater certainty for councils.

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