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Outturn 24/25 Savings Tracker

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Greenwich Council's 2024/25 savings programme faces delays, particularly in its library and leisure review, due to VAT changes and negotiations.

Greenwich Council's library and leisure services review, which aims to achieve £780,000 in savings, has been delayed due to VAT changes and ongoing negotiations, according to the Outturn 24/25 Savings Tracker report in July 2025. This review falls under the Delivery Issue category within the council's wider financial plans.

The council is working towards a total savings target of £33.7 million for the 2024/25 financial year, as detailed in the Outturn 24/25 Savings Tracker report. This report provides an overview of the council's financial plans and tracks progress on implementing various savings initiatives.

Key facts

  1. A library and leisure services review, part of the savings programme, has been delayed. Source
  2. This delay affects £780,000 of savings. Source
  3. The delay is due to VAT changes and ongoing negotiations. Source
  4. Greenwich Council aims to achieve £33.7 million in savings for 2024/25. Source
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