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Originally Posted by annesingleton
I'm sorry to be so thick but why do these things cost so much? Are there not such things as sponsors? And even if not why so expensive, I'm rubbish at sums so please could I have a run down of costs versus potential short and long term profits involved?
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I'm afraid we're at a loss now, re: costings, when it comes to things like the recent Christmas lights switch-on etc.
When H.B.C. was under Conservative control, we were inundated with oppostion councillors, who were only too willing to publicise the costs of various things.
Some were so helpful, to do their public duty, that some costings were requested under the Freedom Information Act, and then made public.
Since Labour gained control of the council in May, this information seems to have dried up, somewhat sadly.
We were hoping for a new era of openess, but alas this wasn't to be.