WBC Expenditure by category, A third of expenditure on Social Care Options

[gel]

Is nearly a 1/3rd of budget justifiable on Adult Social care?

% expenditures at WBC

[newres]

Is nearly a 1/3rd of budget justifiable on Adult Social care?

% expenditures at WBC

There's no way of knowing without more data. Or are you just saying it should be cut because that's too high a proportion regardless?

[On the edge]

Is nearly a 1/3rd of budget justifiable on Adult Social care?

% expenditures at WBC

Put it another way. Is the significant overhead in running a big essentially oversight administration necessary when for the most part, the majority of all the 'services' are provided by other agencies or contractors against nationally defined guidelines. It seems to me that local government is now very yesterday.

[spartacus]

Just 5% on Highways?

[Simon Kirby]

Is nearly a 1/3rd of budget justifiable on Adult Social care?

% expenditures at WBC

In my view adult social care is the very thing that a civilised society should organise to support collectively through taxation, supporting the sick and elderly who might not otherwise support themselves.

Where I would save public money is on the £500k of town council self-aggrandizing flummery and busy-work, and I'd start by culling the role of ceremonial mayor which serves no one but the incumbent.

[Andy Capp]

Is nearly a 1/3rd of budget justifiable on Adult Social care?

That might depend on whether one relies upon it or not.

[Simon Kirby]

Put it another way. Is the significant overhead in running a big essentially oversight administration necessary when for the most part, the majority of all the 'services' are provided by other agencies or contractors against nationally defined guidelines. It seems to me that local government is now very yesterday.

Couldn't agree more OtE.