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Liberal Democrats slam Central Bedfordshire Tory Council Tax hike
Fri 26th Feb 2010
In his speech opposing the Conservative Central Bedfordshire Council budget, Opposition Leader, Liberal Democrat Cllr Peter Blaine, has slammed the average 3% Council Tax rise, which will mean a 3.5% increase for Mid Bedfordshire residents. Services will take a big hit too. The Council Tax increase will be one of the largest in the country. Central Bedfordshire has replaced the County Council (also Conservative) which had the second highest Council Tax of all Counties. Central Bedfordshire's Council Tax will be even higher.
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Massive Overspend Threatens Fledgling Tory Central Bedfordshire Authority
Sun 21st Feb 2010
An eight million pound overspend has sent CBC departments into a tailspin. Cuts and savings are top priorities. How did this happen? Omissions, miscalculations, underestimates - and now 'some necessary duplications' - instead of the much vaunted economies of scale and improved services for all. These, like jam, are for tomorrow (and how many more tomorrows?)
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Turnout: 50420 (68%)
46.3%
Conservative: 23345 (−1.1%)
23.8%
Liberal Democrat: 11990 (+4.1%)
22.5%
Labour: 11351 (−7.6%)
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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