Perhaps the debate, or argument as you put it, can continue if we knew the actual facts.
You mentioned that last year, 2008/09, H.B.C.'s budget was '£15,097.' Which to anyone able to read English, reads as fifteen thousand and ninety seven pounds, and which is why I asked if it was the running costs and/or expenses, as I'm sure the flower towers alone cost more than that.
Since my question hasn't yet been answered I did a little research, and found out the boroughs budget for that particular year was actually £15,097,845. Or in layman's terms, fifteen million and just short of a hundred grand.
If what you wrote was indeed millions, rather than thousands of pounds, don't worry too much about making a boo-boo in your first ever post, as mistakes are easily made, but it does rather muddy an already rather confusing subject, when really dealing with council tax payer's money the devil should be in the detail.
I'm just glad you never taught me mathematics at Moor End.
Mr Ryan made sure we all knew where the commas and decimal points went, when dealing with those awfully big numbers.
Still, it's only tax payers money, so what's the odd thousand or million pound between friends?
