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# Report reveals Burntwood Town Council has spent £130,000 less than planned due to “extraordinary year”
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/report-reveals-burntwood-town-council-has-spent-130000-less-than-planned-due-to-extraordinary-year/
- Published: 2021-03-11T13:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-11T10:09:49.000Z
- Description: An “extraordinary year” has led to Burntwood Town Council spending £130,000 less than they had budgeted for.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

An “extraordinary year” has led to Burntwood Town Council spending £130,000 less than they had budgeted for, a report has revealed.

![The Old Mining College Centre, home of Burntwood Town Council](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wp-1453934842069-1.jpg)

The Old Mining College Centre, home of Burntwood Town Council

A meeting of the authority tonight (11th March) will discuss the end of year budget statement.

It reveals that an underspend of £133,378 has been recorded for the 2020/21 financial year.

Factors including budgeting for a direct services manager role which was removed are among those blamed for the figures, along with the cancellation of the council’s community events programme.

The report said:

> “This has been an extraordinary year that has posed may challenges for the management of the town council’s financial affairs.  
>  
> “An unplanned underspend has resulted.  
>  
> “In line with sound financial management recommendations have been provided regarding how this underspend could be earmarked for future use.”  
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> Report to Burntwood Town Council

Other factors blamed on the underspend include a delay in the transfer of public toilets to the town council from Lichfield District Council.

The meeting of Burntwood Town Council will take place at 6pm.