Government cuts councils' spending power by 1.7%

2:36pm Wednesday 19th December 2012 in News

Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles

COUNCILS in England will see their spending power cut by 1.7 per cent next year, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.

He told MPs the settlement represented a "bargain" for local authorities, adding that the Government would offer support for the third year so that council taxes could be frozen.

Mr Pickles described the funding arrangements, which will take effect from next April, as a "watershed moment", with power shifted from Whitehall to town halls.

"This settlement recognises the responsibility of local government to fund sensible savings and make better use of resources," he said.

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ajtib3 says...
3:09pm Wed 19 Dec 12

Definitely some trimming down to be done - looking at that picture :)

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peelers says...
3:15pm Wed 19 Dec 12

Not the best spokesperson to be going around to tell us to tighten our belts, his must be under immense pressure!!

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st-george1 says...
3:33pm Wed 19 Dec 12

ajtib3 wrote:
Definitely some trimming down to be done - looking at that picture :)
Are the North East Labour Councils prepared to perjure themselves in order to get what they want … let’s see how many of them ignore common sense, Mr Pickles AND the needs of the taxpayers and bump up council taxes next time ... blaming everyone but themselves.

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battboy77 says...
4:58pm Wed 19 Dec 12

Mr Pickles "Local Government Secretary" and "Chief Pie muncher"
Another Pie in the Sky idea that will never work!

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Idontknowaboutyoubut says...
5:37pm Wed 19 Dec 12

Whoever put Pickles in that glass cage gets my vote !

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stevegg says...
6:30pm Wed 19 Dec 12

Thank god for taxpayers that councils have to go to a public vote for any council tax rises over 2% otherwise we would return to double figure rises as we did for almost a decade following 1997 which saw council tax bills double. In this way they are forced to make efficiency savings which they would otherwise sidestep. At least the councils have the option to cut services unlike the police who have had a 20% cut imposed on them (the highest of all public bodies) and are still expected to maintain the same level of service!

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Davy Crocket says...
12:03am Thu 20 Dec 12

Christmas is coming and the turkeys getting fat ..well as you can see it's enormous after 13 years of a Labour feeding frenzy. These idiots who think you can borrow your way out of debt are wet behind the ears.

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JohnPatt1957 says...
9:25am Tue 25 Dec 12

The council has to cut their budget by 1.7% next year and yet Darlington council still is wasting money!!!!!
Christmas Eve Darlington Council sent out Gritter’s to grit the roads around Darlington at 8pm.
The weather forecast for the whole country was at worst rain and 2°c certainly at 5am the lowest temperature was 4 °c. What a waste!!!!
Another pointless exercise and wasted Grit Fuel and wages.
The only reason I can think for them to send out the gritter’s is so that the drivers get their Christmas triple time wages!!!

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