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SALFORD CITY COUNCIL PASSES BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX RISE

Star date: 24th February 2021

TORY NO RISE COUNCIL TAX AMENDMENT DEFEATED

Salford councillors this morning passed the Salford City Mayor budget for 2021-22, including a Council Tax rise of 3.99%, plus a GM Mayoral Police and Crime precept rise of £10 per household.

Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett, added that the city continues to face "significant financial risks" in the future, with an expected shortfall of £21million in the two years following this year's budget.

Full details here...

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The local elections have now totally kicked off, with comments at today's Salford City Council budget meeting akin to heading political footballs all over the place.

The ruling Labour Party proposed a no cuts budget for this year, with Council Tax being raised by 3.99% plus a £10, or 4.8%, rise in the Greater Mayoral Police and Crime precept.

Reflecting that this was the most uncertain, 'precarious', time for local government finances, Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett, said the budget was "the best we could do in the circumstances we face"...

As well as £10.9million cuts already announced and accounted for this year with use of reserves etc*, there is an expected shortfall of £21million in the two years following this year's budget.

Summing up, City Mayor Paul Dennett referenced the £222million removed from Salford Council budgets by Tory and ConDem Governments since 2010-11, rising poverty as a result of that austerity and the impact of COVID-19, plus an ageing population and future Council Tax and Business Rates collection ... "We have significant challenges moving forward" he said, accusing the Tories of "naked politicking" with their amendment to the budget...

The Salford Conservatives' amendment to the Salford City Mayor's budget proposed a freeze on Council Tax, with £4.5million taken from earmarked reserves for adult social care, to be replenished from 'efficiencies'.

Referencing the Government's £121million support for Salford Council during the pandemic, Conservative opposition leader, Councillor Les Turner, said his "party of the people" would do "everything possible to help hard pressed residents", rather than "piling more pressure on them by again increasing their Council Tax" which would "pour misery on residents already suffering..."

With Labour having a huge majority, the amendment was, as expected, voted down, while the budget was voted through. The Conservatives abstained from a further vote on the Council's Treasury Management Strategy, saying they had "concerns over finances spent on "a stadium and office blocks"...

* For full details on the budget and Council Tax rise see previous Salford Star article – click here

paul kelly wrote
at 19:58:07 on 25 February 2021

And of course the billions wasted in the first place will then be accounted for will it and traced to who dame Dido Harding group 4 serco boots and the rest of the freeloaders who got paid for non delivery of service cant wait for the auditors report and hopefully criminal proceedings.

Darren Born Bred. wrote
at 13:26:14 on 25 February 2021

Paul Kelly ® Track and trace didn't work because it was a goverment plot to introduce a much better system. It's all coming in the next 12 months.

Lou meighan wrote
at 12:52:37 on 25 February 2021

Salford City Council has ruined salford and they want to put up prices , what are going to gain apart from more pot holes , dodgy lighting etc . All being blamed on the tory we have a Labour Council who have done nothing for salford apart from killing communities. They all need to have their wages cut , they are useless always have been .

PAUL KELLY wrote
at 12:23:03 on 25 February 2021

And what did Boris waste money on water cannons a bridge across the Thames never built millions wasted on dodgy ppe and millions paid to mates for dodgy trace and track which never worked full list of corruption forthcoming. the only people who think Salford people wear flat caps are the middle and upper class idiots who try to pose as working class with the wearing of an Harrods flat cap and pointy shoes reinforced by BBC dramas or from watching love on the dole jez you are a tory tell the truth the type who does not pay union dues but takes the pay rise the union wins and gets kicked up the road with all the others when the job goes have you got a caravan in blackpool poor working class Tories you can spot them a mile off. now i wonder who the electorate in Berkshire vote for i think they would vote for a pig with a blue ribbon on its head and a donkey with a blue ribbon on its behind wonder why.

Bob wrote
at 11:28:15 on 25 February 2021

Look,I hate the Tories as much as I hate Labour, but why don't we all vote Tory in the next council election. Like I have said many times, the torys arses would fall out if they had to rule salford, but the effect of labour loosing salford would be great.Questions would be asked in the party, a few court martialled, and the whole old guard would have to go.The salford labour party is a sick man.A tory administration would be like a shot of adrenaline to it. It would soon become a bit like the labour party in Chorlton, very efficient, and run by people with brains. A salford ruled by "RICH worsley tories", would galvanize political thinking among salford voters. Ordinary folk might take an interest in politics. It would unite people of different thinking. If I didn't like them, I would be singing from the same song sheet as Ray and Paul. Just think though,What possible harm could a tory council do in 2 or 3 years in Salford? Anyway, it could happen, I keep hearing stories about another big one about to hit clown hall. What next I wonder.

Gareth L wrote
at 10:31:52 on 25 February 2021

Irrespective of party loyalties. A one party council such as Salford, is really bad because there is no need to listen to opposite views. We have seen members of Salford Labour quickly isolated if they have the courage to speak out (which I am sure happens in other such one party councils). This leads to echo chambers and contempt for the electorate, as you know they will vote for you. Take my dad for example in his early 70's and has always voted Labour, admits that Salford Council is terrible but will vote for them - 1) Because of the "good tory is a dead one" philosophy. 2) Because he is a sell out to the working class and his family etc if he doesn't vote Labour. 3) Fear because no matter how bad Labour are he believes the Tories will be worse. I am sure that Tory controlled councils there are people like my dad who are indoctrinated to vote Tory for the same reasons he will only vote Labour. Our politicians know this.

Jez Corbyn's half brother wrote
at 08:39:35 on 25 February 2021

I love Paul Kelly's piece none of us like the Tories but reading this reminds me why people still think Salford people still wear Flat caps and clogs.If Dennett and his disciples did not waste the bloody money they get most of the city would be better off GOD what would LABOUR do without the Tory Bogeyman

paulkelly wrote
at 00:10:26 on 25 February 2021

Saford council have been making cuts to services because the Tory government have robbed the city for years of moneys due and the hypocritical Tory rodents know it and so does any body with half a brain cell the party of the people who have frozen benefits for years and introduced cuts cuts and cuts for the last ten years and still not given a penny to the disabled or unemployed of Salford through out the pandemic leaving many destitute and heading to the food bank to survive have been overdoing it with the fine wine they are worried about money spent on a stadium wow big story what about the Billions given in dodgy contracts feathering each others Tory nests at the expense of the tax payer with out any scrutiny or accountability you crooked Tory bastards are turning this country in to a banana republic party of the people what an insult to the people of Salford that is of course except TO the the Alf garnets the working class Tories who would walk 14 miles in a pair of borrowed boots to vote Tory.The labour council should be commended for passing a no cuts budget in extremely difficult circumstances instead of playing games you Tory wretches should be demanding the money Salford is owed by the Tories to prevent further cuts from the London Tory mafia no insult to the mafia intended they have principles Tories do not have any.

wrote
at 18:30:27 on 24 February 2021

“The Salford Conservatives' amendment to the Salford City Mayor's budget proposed a freeze on Council Tax, with £4.5million taken from earmarked reserves for adult social care, to be replenished from 'efficiencies'.” I’m all for ‘efficiencies’! Let’s cut the amount of Councillors, their wages and abolish the Mayoral system.

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