For a few months ever since they proved that section m14 noticed proved that section 1414 noticed where they declared themselves bankrupt. We are at a point now where they have to make £300 million savings for the next two years and if they dont agree this budget they will be bankrupt. The money will run out and people wont get paid. They are gathering in the Council Chamber, we think they will Start Talking about the budget in about 20 minutes or half an hour. You will hear a lot of different politicians talking. Labourwill hear a lot of different politicians talking. Labour will probably blame the conservative government for the reduced income its had, the lower grants over recent years in terms of austerity. The conservatives will blame labourfor austerity. The conservatives will blame labour for its botched introduction of the oracle Payroll System which cost over £100 million and its failure to deal with equal pay abilities which are closing on another billion pounds. We will pr
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Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
Approve that because they are in such a dire financial situation, and we will go back when that vote comes in birmingham. As weve been discussing, it isntjust birmingham facing these financial issues. Lets remind ourselves of why we are seeing these cuts happening across the country. Tony travers is professor of Public Policy at the London School of economics. It is London School of economics. It is now 14 London School of economics. It is new 14 years London School of economics. It is now 14 years since London School of economics. It is now 14 years since an London School of economics. It 3 now 14 years since an attempt was made by National Government to bring down its deficit, and that involved piling cuts more on Local Government, and the home office and justice departments, than other parts of public spending, such as the National Health service and the state pension, which have been protected. Local government took deeper cuts than other parts of the Public Sector. Although in the
with their tractors this week, on motorways outside rome and turin. and in cyprus, farmers blocked the entrance to the european union s offices in nicosia on thursday. there were also demonstrations in bulgaria. and more tractor protests across spain, for the third day in a row with farmers disrupting traffic in barcelona and in smaller cities all over the country. and renewed eu talks on a south america trade deal have raised anxieties further. translation: we are tired of working and getting underpaid. we are fed up that they won t let us do what we want to do in the fields. they force us to plant what they want us to plant. they force us to use the herbicide that they want. and apart from that, we are being underpaid. translation: we want to be left in peace to plant crops in the fields when it s their time, and not when they tell us, and to stop the price rises. translation: the agriculture business is going badly, - and we all need to demonstrate farmers, truckers,