City council eyes up £2m budget cuts
Budget cuts of £2million are being eyed up by Gloucester city councillors.
Funding for services in the city will be coming under the axe of Councillor Deb Llewellyn, cabinet member for performance and resources.
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Councillor Deb Llewellyn, cabinet member for performance and resources, wields her axe
She warned before Christmas of the impending gloomy forecast at the Tory-run council.
And she's hoping city residents know where the cuts should and shouldn't be made.
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Council bosses have begun asking city dwellers for their views.
She said: "Money is tight for everyone, including the city council. We have already made more than £6million worth of savings over the last three years and we need to save a further £2million in the year ahead.
"The budget setting process is complex, but we want residents to be able to have their say."
All council buildings in the city have consultation leaflets and residents can also say what they think at www.gloucester.gov.uk.
See Wednesday's Citizen to find out where some residents think the cuts should be made.
6 Comments
by TimMessanger
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 8:57PM
“Is it a total of £6m over 3 years = £2m +£2m new savings = £4m total cuts that would be nearly ALL of the city council staff!
What was the total budget including money from central government for the 2008/09 year?”
by abbeydale1947
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 6:33PM
“Councillor Deb Llewellyn, cabinet member for performance and resources, wields her axe............What is she looking so pleased about?”
by gloscityguy
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 5:54PM
“Lets cut their wages in half then”
by FreeRadical1
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 5:08PM
“Third sentence, Shaun.”
by SG1970
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 2:44PM
“Why don't you move to France Selina30, their government is doing exactly what Labour would have done if still in power, spending their way out.
Oh that's right they've just gone bust. Modern Socialism only works if you're rich.”
by SELINA30
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 2:04PM
“This article fails to point out that the City Council is a Tory Council.”