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Annual Efficiency Statement

Following on from the 2004 Spending Review, local authorities have been targeted to save 2.5% of their baseline budgeted spend each year over a three year period. For Stevenage Borough Council, this equates to £495,000 savings per annum. At least half of the efficiency gains made should be cashable, which will mean that they release funding for use elsewhere in the Council, either for re-investment in frontline resources or holding down Council Tax levels.
 
The efficiency agenda is about improving productivity - getting more for the same resource, or achieving the same results for less resource. Cuts in service do not count as efficiency gains. Local authorities have full flexibility on how to achieve those gains.
 
The statement includes a forward looking part, where we outline our expected efficiency gains and the strategy for achieving them, and a backward looking part on the efficiency gains achieved in the previous year. To view these statements see links below.

Council and Democracy