1 balancing the budget over 4 years. 2 spending must fall true grant falls by 27% (£3.3m) next year...
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Balancing the Budget
Over 4 years
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Spending must fall• True Grant falls by 27% (£3.3m) next year• Council tax frozen for 2011• Council reserves to fall to minimum level
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/1418
20
22
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Net spending £m
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Core priorities
• Waste collection & recycling• Support for vulnerable people• Support for healthy lifestyles• Strategic planning & growth• Licensing, elections & regulatory functions
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Efficiency Savings• Reduce management team from 16 to 9• Pay & allowances• Efficiency savings of £3m (10%) are
targeted
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Operations
• CCTV – Reduced or terminated• Countryside – reduction in
events, reduced maintenance of rights of way.
• Car Park charges – income increased by 50% over 5 years.
• Grounds maintenance reduced.
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Planning• Advice no longer free.• Transport, cycle & bus shelter schemes
reduced.• S106 changes – Community Infrastructure
Levy
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Environmental & Community Health
• Grants to CAB & voluntary groups reduced• Less advice on nuisance, noise, pollution
& drainage.
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Housing
• No social housing grant• Slower response to enquiries• Less support for housing repairs
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Customer Services
• Reduction in staffing
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Leisure
• Reduced opening hours• Bars• Focus on paid for services
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Capital Projects
4 schemes planned that break-even or better
• PV Cells on Eastfield House• Huntingdon Western Relief Road• New Multi-Storey Car Park for Huntingdon• Extend St Ivo Leisure Centre
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Capital Project Reductions
• Huntingdon Bus Station• Transportation Schemes• Environmental Schemes• Reduction in design and architectural staff
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Main impact on businesses
The positives• Funding for the LEP• Strategic planning development• Business start up premises• Economic development team
Less positive• Town centre partnerships • Hardship relief from business rates limited• Car park charges• CCTV