Labour’s £5½ million planned cuts

Labour promised no cuts in services and boasted about zero Council Tax rises. It was just election spin. Now they plan cuts including spending on the old, disabled and children in need. The only growth spending is on £350,000 to pay for free junk jobs and throwing money down the drain on Eston Town Hall when the office space isn’t needed.
That’s an extra 1% on Council Tax pushing it up by 4.9%.


WHERE THE OTHER CUTS FALL
• Promised weekly refuse collection kicked into the long grass
• Slashing library spending - no children’s librarian, book fund cut and opening hours cut
• To get a decent junk job collection the charge goes up 50% to £15
• Closing all re-cycling bring sites
• Ending the 'Bring Out Your Dross' re-cycling scheme
• Slashing spending on play equipment maintenance
• Charging for green box replacement
• Ending winter flower bedding
• Cutting grants and charging voluntary organisations more
• 10% higher burial fees


LABOUR’S PHONEY EFFICIENCY SAVINGS EXPOSED


So-called efficiency savings are really cuts in services, higher charges or offloading spending.
For the first time in four years net spending on the old, disabled and vulnerable young people is cut.
Above all Labour is taking massive risks with your tax money -
• They’ve no idea how the forecast downturn in the economy will affect returns on invested cash.
• They’ve no idea if the unions will go for their plan to cut 900 Council officers’ pay by up to £1000.
• They’ve already over-spent by nearly £1m that has put an extra 2% on Council Tax.
Council Leader George Dunning claims he’s in charge. He regularly promises one thing and does the opposite. It’s his Budget. And, it shows!