Statement on Government’s Spending Review from Enfield Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance
Enfield Council asked the Government to keep its promise to support Councils and do ‘whatever it takes’ to tackle Covid-19 – but the Government’s Spending Review hasn’t delivered. Coronavirus has cost councils more than £11bn this year alone, and the Government has covered less than half of that. Before COVID-19 Enfield Council was on course to deliver a balanced budget. However, because of the cost and economic impact of the pandemic, Enfield Council faces the prospect of Council Tax and Business Rate losses in excess of £10m in 2021/22. There has been no government funding for this. The Government has...
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