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Re: Hope Not Too Many Councils Are Doing This
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
This is happening all over the country, not just in London, this coalition is a disgrace, how the hell can they expect to get away with the slaughter of council services is beyond me.
To get extra revenue, they are putting up parking tickets and charging more to park your car.
The coalition said that they would do this over a period of years, if this is what they are doing now, what will happen in a years time - disgraceful
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Arthur, here are the headline facts from that article.
Haringay Council will have to save £41 million next year.
Haringay Council are spending an extra £43 million on services next year
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In 2009-10, the last year for which full accounts are available, Haringey spent £243 million on providing services, the so-called "general fund". Even after the latest cuts, its own budget documents state that it will be spending £286 million on the general fund next year. This appears to be a rise of £43 million, substantially ahead of inflation
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Haringay Council state that
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it turns out that just under, well, £10 million of the cuts next year – nearly a quarter – are assessed by even the council itself as having nil, minimal or even, in a few cases, beneficial impacts on service users.
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Try reading the information, rather than ranting polemic.
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