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Originally Posted by Cyfr
Then if you don't even know yourself how can you set a 2% budget? I still don't know what the 40 things are never mind the costs.
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Like I said. The Government gave us £4m extra. This is outside the Council Tax.
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Originally Posted by Cyfr
So you're trying to have everyone in the borough by NOT including the county council tax rise? I think Britcliffe has done good by including it, it shows the full cost people will be paying, no hidden taxes.
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Yes there is a headline figure, 3.7%. In previous years County set a 5% and District 4%. Clr Britclffe used the District 4% figure and blamed County for it being higher.
Secondly. Clr Britcliffe calls County 'the evil empire'. Inefficient etc... Strange situation!?
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Originally Posted by Cyfr
I can't argue with the whole history, I haven't been apart of the council to counter argue or even know if you're telling the whole story, but you seem to claim the council is incompetent, yet they're rated excellent by an independent board.
Additionally, you mention spending the £500k in order to fund your low tax, well thats just the complete wrong way about it. Save when the times are good, to use when the times are not so good. The times could get much worse than they are now economically, don't be so irresponsible.
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The Audit Commision rated the book keeping only, not policies. This excellent would not have happened without Ian Ormerod. Clr Britcliffe opposed all the changes to management so therefore is not in a position to claim much credit. In front of the Audit Commission it as a different story, (when he bought top champagne out of the Council tax to quaff) he said it was Labour and Tory working together. In the press and on his leaflets its now just Tory and Labour got us in the mess.
The Audit Commision did not look at policies or effectiveness. However Clr Britcliffe is now implying to people we are 1) an excellent Council with excellent policies 2) It's all down to him.
We have £1.8m in the bank. This was to bank a further 500k. The advice to the Tories is to keep 5% of budget banked for a rainy day (750k). The reason for this is we are taxing the local economy too heavily. We are now the most expensive Council in Britain with 8.1% of incomes going on Council Tax. When I put the 2% I said 5% was Tax Tax Tax for no reason.
The reason the reserves were empty was a serious of disastrous policies between 1999-2002 as highlighted by auditors and city analysts called in by Clr Britcliffe.
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Originally Posted by Cyfr
That’s an interesting proposition, may I ask what would be the purpose of going around Peel Ward?
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You said/implied I was a bad Councillor who needed to be defeated. I would like to show the problems. How much hard work I have done to put them right. Any direction, any problem, you choose.
We will then go to a residents meeting and you can read out those words you said about me to voters in Peel. That way you have had the best chance to further your own cause and criticisms.