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Mike Eddy never said he would have another Council budget in September,he said we would revisit the budget and change the priorites,we have NEVER said we would increase Council Tax this September,once again the Tories are putting 2+2 together and making 5.Must use the same accountance as they read the Council budgets.
There is no back tracking,it was a clear statement,so just in case Paul and Roger had problems with the wording,NO BUDGET INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER. just a realinement of the Council spend,as the current Council do at regular intervals throughout the year.
Budgets are set upto 15 months in advance,they are never set in stone when the budget was set in early 2011 it is for the following year eg April 2011 to April 2012 and they have and will change,nothing new there then,so what is the fuss,scaremongering again.
The only reason Peter Council tax hasn't gone up this year is the Goverment told Councils not to put up taxes and they were promised 3% from the Goverment but with inflation running at about that amount the increase from the Goverment is taken out by inflation and to the Council is worth next to nothing.
Cut services far from it,as I said do we need a legal team on 10 at DDC or would you rather have more Dog Wardens,Community Development Officers cut to 2 1/2
more gardeners and Green space provision.just an examp;e.
