Muckle Oxters Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 So da deal his been announced at lang last https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2020/07/22/island-councils-secure-100-million-government-investment-deal/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2020/07/23/funding-announced-for-final-growth-deal Whit ir you aa tinkin o dis? Its far short o whit wis asked fur, but better dan a poke in da eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Brilliant deal that should, IMO, have come along a wee while ago. ** mod edit ** Edited July 23, 2020 by admin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted July 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Onyhoo, I think Shetlanders have done brawlly well out o it fae a 'per head of population' viewpoint compared to the idder island groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Avoid sweeping statements and generalised moaning, particularly with regard to whole local authorities, governments or organisations- These activities translate as "blah, blah, moan, moan" and do nothing to encourage constructive debate. If you have specific examples and/or reasoning, please refer to them and keep them relevant to the topic's subject matter. Some 'generalised moaning' posts and comments have been removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Gary Robinson doesn't think it's such a good deal - Former SIC leader disappointed by amount of islands deal funding pledged by government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 £2.5 Million p/a per Council for Council for the first 10 years...... The SIC budget is +/- £2 Million p/w. Yea, sure, its a 'great' deal giving us enough to pay for 9 days of council expenditure each year, when the Government contribution to the SIC budget has been falling for years. It doesn't even start to make a dent in the cumulative historic underfunding deficit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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