[QUOTE=Neil;753064][quote=claytonender;752996]What about the cuts in services that will follow the freezing of Council Tax?
The only way Council Tax can stay at a 0% rise is by cutting costs - which will inevitably mean staff.
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How about increasing productivity using the staff you have to maintain and improve services. This is something that the private sector has had to do for many years but the public sector does not appear to understand. You just take more from the tax payer.
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Actually Neil - since a report in published in July 2004 -by Sir Peter Gershon- all local authorities have had to make year on year efficiency savings. Hyndburn has made these savings every year since. I don't have the figures for the savings to hand - but I seem to think they appear on your Council Tax bill.
You might read these two reports (only had time to do a quick google search - so sorry if not relevant)
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloads/procstratnew.pdf
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...l_Strategy.pdf
Unfortuantely because Hyndburn is a very small authority there are certain areas where making even more saving would really effect the level of service the public receive.