Members of the Conservative party claim the borough council’s net debt stands at £83 million, which has appeared in Facebook adverts and leaflets for UllaKarin Clark, their candidate for Emmbrook. The material states: “The independent auditor [Ernst & Young] says our net debt is £83 million against £1.3 billion in assets. Do you believe them or the Liberal Democrats trying to win your vote?” Ernst & Young [EY] are the council’s officially appointed auditors. The Liberal Democrats claim that EY have not endorsed the £83 million in net debt figure, and have therefore called on the Conservatives to apologise and remove the adverts. Senior Liberal Democrat Councillor Clive Jones said: “The Conservatives should apologise for seriously misleading the public with this false statement.
The big projects Newport Council wants to spend money on this year and how much they will cost
Millions are set to be spent on some exciting projects this year and beyond
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Nottingham City Council budget cuts plan to be discussed
The meeting will consider proposals to make cuts including the closure of John Carroll Leisure Centre in Radford
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Nottingham City Council is to meet next week to debate a raft of major steps forward for the city, including next year’s controversial budget which includes cuts and savings across almost every area of the authority’s books.
The budget was carried during a full council meeting, on Wednesday, February 24. Among its recommendations, which have now been approved, is a 1.99 per cent hike in basic council tax from April, together with a two per cent increase in the Adult Social Care Precept to support elderly and vulnerable people. Council leader Cllr Martin Tett previously said this budget is “focussed almost entirely on getting us through the next year and hopefully then to more predictable times”.
As part of the budget, more than £2 million will be used to cover “significant” income loss across services and pressures in children’s services.
Thomas O Reilly, Sinn Fein. A LOCAL authority which borrowed £1.5 million from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is scheduled to repay the funds on March 31, it has been confirmed. As the meeting to strike the rate for the coming financial year approaches, at least one councillor will be pleased, having previously remarked £1.5 million would be useful to “for instance, subsidise our rates this year”. Last week, members were provided with the Council’s financial position at the end of the third quarter of the financial year, which indicates a budget surplus of £3.7 million and reserves including a combined total of £6 million loaned out to other councils.