 West Berks Council - budget goes up! |
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 Feb 9 2011, 05:57 PM
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No I'm not kidding. After all the scare stories about cuts, 180 job losses, the closure of day centres, etc, it turns out that WBC have £4million more to spend in 2011/12 than they did in 2010/11.
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Feb 9 2011, 07:34 PM
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Wow. Really?
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Feb 9 2011, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 9 2011, 07:34 PM)  Wow. Really? what a disgrace, wages have gone down, unemployment gone up, taxes up, and dear old west berks council get another £4m of tax payers money to waste |
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Feb 9 2011, 08:16 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Feb 9 2011, 07:34 PM) Wow. Really? http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=15864 |
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Feb 9 2011, 08:17 PM
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I dare say the extra money will be swallowed up by debt interest payments or such like. Can I ask who pays the additional 2.5% council tax revenue next year when the Government grant ends? Basically the Coalition are giving West Berks £1.98m for this year so that we don't see the rise personally, but surely somebody will have to pay this next year?
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Feb 9 2011, 08:18 PM
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PS. The budget book is not yet available. Only then will we see everything laid bare.
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Feb 9 2011, 08:29 PM
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Says "a £8.2 million cut" there in the article you've linked to.
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Feb 9 2011, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Feb 9 2011, 08:16 PM) how can thay say that thay have saved £4.4 m pounds by by getting rid of 180 jobs ,then soon afterwards state they can spend £4m extra this year? dont they know what the word SAVE means. in real terms all they have saved is £400k |
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Feb 9 2011, 08:41 PM
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QUOTE (jpone @ Feb 9 2011, 08:29 PM) how can thay say that thay have saved £4.4 m pounds by by getting rid of 180 jobs ,then soon afterwards state they can spend £4m extra this year? dont they know what the word SAVE means. in real terms all they have saved is £400k Who's "they"? If you mean the council they haven't said they've saved £4.4m by getting rid of 180 jobs, that's something the NWN have written in their article.
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Feb 9 2011, 08:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,933 Joined: 14-May 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 55 |
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Feb 9 2011, 08:48 PM
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In fairness, the report explains that the 'extra' income largely comes from new houses etc. While the Council Tax brings in more money, the extra premises, residents, roads etc absorb more expense. Little real change on that score in real terms, apparently
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Feb 9 2011, 08:50 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 9 2011, 08:41 PM) Who's "they"? If you mean the council they haven't said they've saved £4.4m by getting rid of 180 jobs, that's something the NWN have written. who else are we talking about then ??? of course i mean the council. and do you think the nwn just pull these figures out of the air???. you need to wake up and smell the coffee |
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Feb 9 2011, 08:54 PM
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NWN's journalism isn't always all that it might be to be honest.
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Feb 9 2011, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE (jpone @ Feb 9 2011, 08:50 PM) who else are we talking about then ??? of course i mean the council. and do you think the nwn just pull these figures out of the air???. you need to wake up and smell the coffee You're wrong then, they haven't said they've saved £4.4m by getting rid of 180 jobs, not in that article anyway.The word "saved" that you seem to dislike has been used by the NWN reporter. |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Feb 9 2011, 08:54 PM) NWN's journalism isn't always all that it might be to be honest. as i have a front row seat when it comes to wbc, i have seen so much waste of public money that it makes me feel sick |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 9 2011, 08:55 PM) You're wrong then, they haven't said they've saved £4.4m by getting rid of 180 jobs, not in that article anyway. The word "saved" that you seem to dislike has been used by the NWN reporter. no, it was nick carter who said £4.4m was being saved buy the axeing of 180 post |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:10 PM
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QUOTE (jpone @ Feb 9 2011, 09:06 PM) no, it was nick carter who said £4.4m was being saved buy the axeing of 180 post Read it again. You're wrong, there's no quote from Nick Carter saying that.Whilst I'm sure it's factually correct, it's the NWN that say this and use the word "saved" you seem to be so hung up on. |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:14 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Feb 9 2011, 08:54 PM) NWN's journalism isn't always all that it might be to be honest. What makes you say this? |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:15 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 9 2011, 09:14 PM) What makes you say this? They balls facts up. Take the article. It is states there was a media briefing and the following paragraph explains that 4.4 million was saved by the axing of jobs. This is either obtained from the briefing, or they misheard. |
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Feb 9 2011, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 9 2011, 09:10 PM) Read it again. You're wrong, there's no quote from Nick Carter saying that. Whilst I'm sure it's factually correct, it's the NWN that say this and use the word "saved" you seem to be so hung up on. im not reading any quotes,i was there |
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