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£15 million cuts as council tax is frozen
Date published: 27 July 2010
OLDHAM has pledged to freeze council tax in April and make £15 million of savings this year.
The promises are among 13 outlined for 2010-11 by the joint Liberal-Democrat and Conservative administration.
The freeze — which the Government is demanding from every council — will keep bills for an average Band D property at £1,542.83.
The majority of residents who live in band B properties will pay £1,999.98. This is before any parish council levies or increases in the police and fire charges.
Other pledges include carrying out spending plans already announced, such as bringing Metrolink to Oldham hand-in-hand with £5 million town centre improvements; £1.45 million for major work at Oldham Coliseum; £10 million to improve roads over four years and starting work to save Oldham’s old town hall.
The new Albion Street Market, which opened last weekend, is also on the list; investing at least £145 million in estates from the transfer of ownership of the borough’s council houses; bringing at least 100 empty homes into use; clearing 25 grot spots by December; improving recycling and achieving the record GCSE results.
Council leader Howard Sykes said “Since the Liberal Democrats took control of the council in 2008, we have built an enviable track record of delivering real improvements right across the borough.”
Comments
£5 Million for Town Centre improvements !! So that means even more cuts elsewhere - The council is led by spending junkies who just can't control their habit of spending large amounts of other peoples money even when essential services face the chop !
How about a pledge to provide value for money.
Funny that, when Labour proposed a 0% adjustment to the Council tax, Laurel and Hardy, leaders of the Oldham ConDemolition said that the policy was irresponsible. Now they and their coalition government support it. Of course, it will be blamed on anybody but themselves, again.
Dave from Chadderton is perfectly correct in what he says, and while this ConDemn coalition council is busy cutting away, hopefully the electorate of Oldham will remember in May 2011 that the only expenditure they've voted AGAINST cutting is their own!
Think you have got your sums wrong Chron. Band D property at £1,542.83, but a band B property will pay £1,999.98 (should be £1,199.98.But none the less I would rather see good services being provided than pretty flowers, bins and benches!!
so the council staff will pay for the cuts - wish i knew how they operate in a climate of cuts - bet the morale is at an all time low
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How many front-line services to the vulnerable will suffer to pay for the Metro-link fiasco. How many Saddleworth people will actually use the wretched thing we are paying so much for ?
By Red Delpher @ 27/07/2010 13:21:38