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Tax freeze approved, but 600 jobs to be lost
County Hall, Matlock.
Derbyshire County Council’s proposal to freeze council tax for the second year running has been agreed, but hundreds of jobs are to be lost.
Almost £25 million is to be cut from the council’s budget and 600 jobs are to go after being approved at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The savings planned for the coming financial year are on top of savings of around £45million and 800 job losses in the past two years.
The council says it aims to protect front-line services and jobs where possible by more efficient ways of working, staff and service reorganisation. Administration costs are to be cut by a third more than front-line services will be cut.
Derbyshire County Council’s Leader, Cllr Andrew Lewer, said: “The squeeze on public spending to help meet the national debt means the council has to cut its spending by a further £25 million in the coming year.
“We are doing what we can to be as efficient as possible and make the very best use of our council tax payers’ money.
“We understand that many people are struggling to pay their bills so for the second year running we are recommending that we freeze our share of the council tax bill. Council tax has not been frozen for two years running in Derbyshire before.
“We have got to make £25 million cuts from our budget this coming year and are determined that we protect front-line services as much as possible.
“Our budget plans still mean that we are able to spend £116 million over the next few years which will improve our roads, schools and provide new centres for older people.
Full council will meet to discuss the budget proposals on Wednesday 1 February at 2pm.
Over the next year the proposals are that the council will cut nearly £25m from its budget:
* Adult care - £9.930m
* Children and younger adults - £5.986m
* Environmental services - £4.670m
* Corporate resources - £1.327m
* Community and cultural services - £1.030m
* Corporate - £0.211m
* Chief executives - £0.083m
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FRED BLOGGS ESQ
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 07:05 AMLucky you Matlock Man if you don't feel the effects of the cuts. My carers hours have been cut year on year and if it weren't for my daughter juggling a full time job and helping with my shopping, washing and meals then I don't know what I would do. The care staff are stressed, less of them to do the work and they do it for less money now as well! Have a look on here, the youngsters are having their youth clubs closed as well so I guess as long as you're neither young or elderly or employed by the council you can sit quite comfortably and think there's no effect. There will be less money in the town as well so businesses will feel it. I don't doubt there is room to save money at the Kremlin but it's rare that the cuts are ever made where they should be.
Matlock man
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 07:34 AMI find it totally absurd that they are able to make all of these cuts and we hardly feel its effect on our day to day lives . Why for crying out loud weren't these cuts and more efficient ways of working implemented twenty years ago?? they have got rid of over 1000 employees !! what were these people doing for all of those years? They were all loving flexi time and going to the pub for lunch and spending our taxes on office parties and having time off for stress. Well those days are over, welcome to the real world people ! Good luck.
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