The following is the alternative budget proposed by the Liberal Democrats at this year’s budget setting meeting:
Table 1 New Additional Reductions
| Corporate Communications |
£250,000 |
| Trade Union subsidies |
£121,000 |
| Loss of Junior members
Scrap WFN and cut advertising budget |
£32,000 £100,000 |
| Total of new additional reductions |
£503,000 |
Table 2 Proposed Use of Reserves
| Of £43 million earmarked reserves:
Of general balances: Total of Proposed Use of Reserves: |
£6,465,046
£1,000,000 £7,465,046 |
Table 3 – New growth
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| Business, Skills and Jobs |
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| New apprenticeships & Graduate Schemes |
£1,000,000 |
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| Jobs, Skills and Attainment Schemes |
£750,000 |
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| Business Support/Mentoring |
£750,000 |
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| Total Business and Jobs |
£2,500,000 |
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| Children’s Services |
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| Short Breaks and Respite Care |
£170,000 |
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| Fostering & adoption |
£130,000 |
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| Youth Services |
£200,000 |
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| Free breakfast – Primary children
Total Children’s Services |
£3,100,000 £3,600,000 |
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| Adult Services |
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| Short Breaks and Respite Care |
£170,000 |
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| Total Adult Services
Capital investment growth Road resurfacing |
£170,000
£1,000,000 |
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Other Growth |
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| Increase drain cleaning
Pest control, rats and mice Debt Counselling Service |
£200,000 £30,000 £300,000 |
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| Reduction in Youth and Sports Fees |
£20,046 |
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| Reinstate Harrow Green Library |
£128,000 |
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Total Other Growth |
£678,046 |
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| TOTAL GROWTH |
£7,968,046 |
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