Haringey Council has only been able to set a balanced budget for 2026/27 thanks to a second successive government bailout
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The total £21billion budget is shared across City Hall, Transport for London, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, and London Fire Brigade
City Hall's 2026/27 budget looks likely to be boosted by hundreds of millions in previously unexpected income and reduced costs
London Assembly members agreed to ask the mayor that any additional funding be spent on two key areas
But council leader Peray Ahmet has warned more help is still needed to fix the borough's finances
The force has already identified a £20m budget gap in 2026/27 but may also face a lower-than-expected funding settlement from the Home Office
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Opposition Lib Dems call for independent experts to be brought in to help get the council’s finances back on track
United's poor Premier League form could end up costing City Hall another £2.2m thanks to Boris Johnson "own goal"
Council tax will rise by just under 5% while savings of £29million are also made to balance the books
The money is needed both to address overspending on the current council budget and to plug a large gap in the next
The Labour administration is depending on a bailout from government to balance its next budget
"Exceptional levels of need and deprivation" as well as outdated funding formulas blamed instead on reason for council's difficult balancing next budget
But the leader of the opposition Lib Dems has called the request a "humiliation" for Haringey
Projects including a nursing home, energy network and Wards Corner have seen their funding cut
Leader says official request for exceptional financial support comes as Haringey Council faces "mountain to climb" to balance budget
Haringey Council says it has found savings of 14% on the cost of building 3,000 new homes
With £39m extra needed for 2025/26 council finance chief admits only a quarter of savings have been found
The council’s aim is to save £675,000 as part of the cuts it needs to make for the 2025/26 budget
Finance chief says 2025/26 budget gap is "significantly more" than what was ideal
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has almost doubled the amount given to Transport for London for major infrastructure projects
The London mayor said the chancellor must not emulate the last Tory government’s austerity programme
Temporary housing, children's services and social care are all still causing significant cost pressures in Haringey
New figures show the beer and pub industry supports 160,000 jobs across London
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