WELB saved £428k last year
LAST year the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) saved £428k on goods and services procured whilst spending a total of £39,720,000, the Education Minister John O’Dowd has revealed.
Mr O’Dowd also revealed that the value of the goods and services procured in WELB over the past five years was £170,730,000.
DUP MLA Mervyn Storey asked the Minsiter asked what level of savings had been achieved on goods and services procured over the past five years.
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Hide AdMr O’Dowd replied: “Savings on goods and services by Education and Library Boards have only been monitored since the Savings Delivery Plan was established in 2011/12.” He revealed WELB saved £428k last year.
The savings relate to WELB’s recurrent expenditure only, and do not include capital expenditure or schools delegated budgets.