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- Council & Politics · Barnet
Barnet Council faces £113.5m deficit by 2028, second largest in England
Barnet Council is projected to have a £113.5m budget deficit by 2027/28, the second largest in England. The authority received £55.7m in exceptional financial support for 2025/26 and plans £9.42m in savings for next year, while residents face a £77 increase in band D council tax.
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Council & Politics · BarnetBarnet Council’s food waste collections reach 100 tonnes weekly after Labour revival
Barnet Council’s reinstated food waste collection service now gathers over 100 tonnes weekly, following its March 2026 relaunch. The scheme, cut in 2018 despite Mayor of London advice, has logged two million collections with only 17 fox-related spillage complaints, the council reports.
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