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Old 09-02-2011, 08:41   #139
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Re: Council Cuts

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
Does it say how the increased income can be raised?

Will they have to sell things, to do that?
It doesn't specify exactly how the income will be raised, which is perhaps the most worrying thing. Yes they can sell bits and pieces, and they can raise rents and increase fees and charges by more than the rate of inflation, but that comes at a cost in terms of customer resistance.

Each department seems to have a figure for increased income to achieve, and of course they can't include charges between departments as that would simply be robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The inference seems to be that they will do work for external bodies and get paid for it (work which they currently aren't doing!).

In the current economic climate, that sounds a more than risky strategy!
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