According to the BBC, ? Rochford District Council is facing a cut of 2.5% in funding.
Hopefully we will have some more definite information soon…
According to the BBC, ? Rochford District Council is facing a cut of 2.5% in funding.
Hopefully we will have some more definite information soon…
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From news@earlymorningmedia.co.uk
Saturday 15 December 2012
FINANCE
Pickles: Freeze council tax
Eric Pickles is set to warn council leaders that they risk losing next May’s elections if they refuse to freeze council tax. His intervention comes after research found that over half of all local authorities are considering raising council tax next April. A survey of finance officers, carried out by the Local Government Chronicle, found that 55% of the 326 English councils were preparing to raise council tax. Brandon Lewis, the Local Government Minister comments: “When costs are rising elsewhere the public won’t tolerate unnecessary tax increases. In particular, councillors with elections in May can either show they are helping people with the cost of living, or face explaining on the doorsteps why they have snatched money away from hardworking families and pensioners”.
Source: The Times, Page: 14
From news@earlymorningmedia.co.uk
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
FINANCE
Tax rises “morally wrong”
The Daily Telegraph reports that Eric Pickles will today warn local authorities that it is “morally” unacceptable to increase council tax next year. More than half of councils are understood to be ready to raise the levy as the Government prepares to announce a slight reduction in their funding. Liverpool City Council said there would be “riots on the street” if council tax was frozen again, as it will lead to more cuts to services. While Birmingham City Council has also indicated that further restraint is not possible. The announcement is set to lead to a “war of words” between Mr Pickles and council chiefs. Meanwhile, Patrick Butler, in the Guardian, discusses how councils will react to the Government’s latest spending cuts. He says that many authorities will have to make cuts to previously protected areas, such as adult social care and children’s social services. He also notes that the late settlement will leave many struggling to stitch together a coherent budget by the end of January.
Source: The Daily Telegraph, Page: 1 The Guardian, Page: 34