£17m Nottingham City Council cuts package looms nearer
EXECUTIVE councillors have agreed to plans to cut almost £17 million from Nottingham City Council's budget.
The plans now need only approval by the full council next month before they can be put in place from April.
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The council says it faces a shortfall of almost £25 million after Government cuts.
It is proposing to increase council tax by 1.95 per cent, as well as make £16.7m of savings, hitting children's services and adult social care.
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The council is ending the mobile library service, passing on dog warden duties to the Community Protection service and reducing road maintenance.
It is also proposing to freeze staff pay increments for another year, saving £2.9m.
Deputy leader Councillor Graham Chapman said: "Once again, Nottingham and the big cities have been hit hard by the Government compared with southern shire areas.
"Even so, the council has done its utmost to protect basic services such as cleansing, child protection and community safety and to invest in long-term job creation. But there have been some regrettable cuts."
And he added: "Unless there is a fairer Government contribution next year, I can only see further and deeper cuts on the horizon."
6 Comments
by FormerlyW
Thursday, February 21 2013, 3:01PM
“"The Sunday Politics Show had a good slot on how poorly performing Nottingham City Council is in relation to better run councils. 42 minutes in" --- harrystotle
Interestingly, the report and subsequent discussion offers a fairly clear view of why Nottingham is losing out, which has nothing to do with it being "poorly performing." Nottingham has much greater need than Windsor in terms of levels of deprivation, etc, which means that the current level of support from central government funding is much higher per capita. Cut that support, and obviously Nottingham loses more money than Windsor.
Once again, there is an interesting discussion to be had over whether it is that state's job to support those in greatest need and hence how much money should be transferred from the rich to the poor; just not with someone who will interpret anything in terms of an irrational hatred for the Council here.”
by Son_of_Reddog
Thursday, February 21 2013, 1:16PM
“Instead of constantly whining like a neurotic child, why don't this useless council use some of the £60m they'd stuffed away in Icelandic bank accounts to cover this shortfall? I heard they'd managed to recoup most of it or was that just another lie?”
by smshogun
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 7:00PM
“Don't forget the £448,000 they're subsidising or paying for union activities with.”
by JohnGalt
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 5:35PM
“It really is quite tiresome hearing the left wingers endlessly moan about the problems they have created for themselves.
If they did not waste so much of the money WE earn on rubbish, there would be plenty for available for real services like collecting bins and fixing the roads.
If they stripped various layers of (mis)management from their bloated ranks, hundreds of thousands could be saved.
If they reduced business rates and scrapped the WPL, trade could flourish again and jobs would be created.
The WPL has cost the city millions in investment and several thousand jobs already.
The high taxes in Nottingham are wrecking the city and putting working people out of jobs and reducing the tax available for services.”
by harrystotle1
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 11:31AM
“"Deputy leader Councillor Graham Chapman said: "Once again, Nottingham and the big cities have been hit hard by the Government compared with southern shire areas."
Yawn - change the record Chapman. Maybe you should waste less money on posters whining about being forced to stop wasting so much money.
The Sunday Politics Show had a good slot on how poorly performing Nottingham City Council is in relation to better run councils. 42 minutes in -
http://tinyurl.com/aebz24w”
by cliftonred1
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 9:59AM
“So i take it the working people will suffer even more. Workers will have a pay freeze Council tax will go up another lump of cash to find for the struggling families. Passing on dog warden duties to the Community Protection service and reducing road maintenance.Our roads are now full of pot holes
They are now going to stop the mobile library why cant they see some people rely on this service. Our country is now at rock bottom and it's getting worse day by day no wonder people are giving up”