Overview

Edinburgh is a great and growing city, home to more than half a million people, all of whom use services provided by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Council is committed to maintaining high quality services, meeting the needs of all residents and visitors, and investing in the future success of the city.

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The Council has saved around £240m since 2012 by improving the way services are managed, enhancing access to services online and prioritising services. Even with these substantial savings, the Council continues to face challenges from the long-term budget pressures in the form of reduced or constrained funding, rising costs and rising demand for services.

However, the Council estimates that it will need to save a further £150m by 2023.

You can read a summary of the financial pressures and the proposals for the Council's 2018/19 budget in our budget spending and savings leaflet or the same information as a word document

You can also read the detailed proposals for 2018/19 , which is the same information considered by Councillors.

You can give us your views on these proposals using the survey link below.