COSLA and Scottish government announce PB milestone reached
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COSLA and the Scottish government have announced that Scottish Councils have reached the milestone of spending 1% of their budgets through participatory budgeting (PB) process.
The agreement was announced in 2017, with the 1% commitment designed to support the development of mainstream PB by local councils in Scotland.
Community Wealth and Public Finance Minister Tom Arthur said: “Participatory budgeting gives communities the power to make real decisions about how money is spent in their area. I am pleased that £154 million worth of council budgets have been directed towards projects and services that matter most to the communities they serve.”
COSLA Vice President, Councillor Steven Heddle, said: “Delivering on the 1% PB Agreement is a strong example of Local Government’s commitment to ensuring that more decisions are actually made by our communities.”
