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07-07-2007, 18:43
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Council makes huge savings
Friday's Observer page 3.
What can I say, those are some savings,£459,000 Our 'Leader' quoted as saying "With the savings made, the books balanced and the bank balance returned to a healthy £1.3M the Council can look to build upon the successes alreay achieved" Are the books balanced or cooked? looks good though, think of all the projects that could be completed with a budget like that eh 
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07-07-2007, 18:44
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Re: Council makes huge savings
does this mean i dont have to pay my council tax
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07-07-2007, 18:48
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Re: Council makes huge savings
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07-07-2007, 19:15
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Re: Council makes huge savings
It'll help to pay the increased expenses they voted for themselves.
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07-07-2007, 19:25
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Re: Council makes huge savings
perhaps they should have a new TV show park- Cooking The Books.
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07-07-2007, 19:34
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07-07-2007, 20:05
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Re: Council makes huge savings
We're a cynical bunch aren't we? We complain when the council's in debt and then when they're not we can't believe it's true and accuse them of cooking the books!
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07-07-2007, 20:17
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Agreed, it's better than being in the red.
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07-07-2007, 20:34
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Re: Council makes huge savings
It is also worth considering the cuts made to acheive this 'supposed' savings. Maybe our esteemed leader can itemised where the savings came from.
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07-07-2007, 21:00
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Re: Council makes huge savings
Can this information be made available to anyone who requests it? I don't know.If the cynical part of you really wants to know the breakdown of the savings maybe you could make enquiries with Scaitcliffe House.Would there be any point in doing this though?Would you believe the information you were given or would you still think you were being lied to?
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07-07-2007, 21:14
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Re: Council makes huge savings
I dont think that they would say stop paying poll tax mrs T brout that in when she was in power but you can not put the clock back
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08-07-2007, 07:38
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Re: Council makes huge savings
From the Observer
'Over half the financial savings came from better use of resources and via partnership working. Other savings stemmed from insurance and pension cost, where poor practice in the past had been eliminated, and from better management of the council's money.' Do they not call it creative accounting I thought HBC had a large debt from the days when Hyndburn BC was formed. Has that debt been paid or lost from the books?
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