Sheffield council tax to rise by 5% in april

[atticus 97]

Did you just bash those words on a keyboard without actually thinking about this? Its common knowledge that government grants to local government have been cut, those are to blame for CT increases.

 

One council area down south wants to increase CT by a whopping 15%.

 

Its ok there's no need for the good folk of Surry to panic ,they have been bailed out by their mates in Government.They'll probably be able to reduce council tax after todays back hander.

[Beligerence 10]

Its ok there's no need for the good folk of Surry to panic ,they have been bailed out by their mates in Government.They'll probably be able to reduce council tax after todays back hander.

 

Why what's happened, have you got a link?

[taxman 12]

Why what's happened, have you got a link?

 

She got questioned about it in PMQs today and failed to answer 6 times

[atticus 97]

She got questioned about it in PMQs today and failed to answer 6 times

 

Corbyn had a rare good day at the office today.

Its a sad state of affairs when a Government knows it can get away with shady deals because the opposition is so weak.

[dizzy_chick 10]

Its ok there's no need for the good folk of Surry to panic ,they have been bailed out by their mates in Government.They'll probably be able to reduce council tax after todays back hander.

 

The was in the press a year ago... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/10/labour-furious-fund-ease-council-cuts-conservative-authorities

 

So, it's not a new story..

[the_bloke 17]

Statistics statistics statistics.....

 

They can be made to look however you want...

 

At least I post some.

[altus 540]

The was in the press a year ago... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/10/labour-furious-fund-ease-council-cuts-conservative-authorities

 

So, it's not a new story..

This is separate to that.

 

Surrey council were going to have a referendum to get approval to raise council tax by 15% to fund social care. After whatever deal was done with Conservative central office, they've changed their minds.

[ez8004 10]

Statistics statistics statistics.....

 

They can be made to look however you want...

 

Is it because you can't understand them?

[dizzy_chick 10]

This is separate to that.

 

Surrey council were going to have a referendum to get approval to raise council tax by 15% to fund social care. After whatever deal was done with Conservative central office, they've changed their minds.

 

I understand the issue around the referendum.

The point I was trying to make is that the Government have done this before.

[Revel 10]

Using the FT spending cuts checker, which adjusts for inflation, SCC has had a reduction of 15% between 2010 and 2014, considerably less than the median of all councils. It's a falsehood to think we've been cut deeper and harder than anyone else. Bromley for example is a Conservative council and has had around 40% cuts from spending £520m in 2010.

 

Exactly. Sheffield has got off pretty lucky compared to other cities...

 

Sheffield: 15% (2010: £970M. 2014: £829M)

Leeds: 17% (2010: £1.28BN. 2014: £1.07BN)

Liverpool: 19% (2010: £970M. 2014: £789M)

Newcastle: 25% (2010: £575M. 2014: £431M)

Nottingham: 25% (2010: £598M. 2014: £445M)

Bristol: 25% (2010: £785M. 2014: £585M)

Manchester: 26% (2010: £1.06BN. 2014: £788M)

Birmingham: 27% (2010: £2.4BN. 2014: £1.77BN)

 

Incompetent council.

[Cyclone 10]

Because other councils take a larger cut, and Sheffield only gets a 15% cut, it's somehow incompetence when the money isn't enough???

 

Some people would blame SCC whatever, and probably then vote them back in at the next election.

 

---------- Post added 08-02-2017 at 22:27 ----------

 

The FT site says £920 to £829 million.

 

The latest round of Government cuts mean £350m has been slashed from Sheffield Council’s budget in the last six years.

 

Different figures also being bandied about though, that was from Mar 16...

 

In 2016-17 our revenue budget is £1,378 million.

 

In 2010 the gross revenue spend was 1,480 million.

Funded like this

Specific Government Grants 687 47%

Council House rents 123 8%

Fees, charges and other income 196 13%

Central Government Grants 278 19%

Council Tax 196 13%

 

This year

More than half of the money (53%) comes from central government,

8% comes from locally retained business rates.

Income from Council Tax only covers 13% of the spending.

A further 26% comes from charges for services, such as council house rents and entrance fees.

Edited February 8, 2017 by Cyclone

[Squiggs 11]

Mainly due to central Government cuts to social care I believe.

 

Well, Surrey has to be paid for somehow