Swindon Tories slash budgets and raise charges
April 25, 2010 at 2:41 pm | Posted in South East | Comments Off on Swindon Tories slash budgets and raise chargesTags: cuts, disabled, meals on wheels, Saying one thing, Swindon, Unfairness, young people
Philip Hammond, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says the Tories will,
But the Tories running Swindon council have axed:
- 77,000 from Shopmobility
- £56,000 from Community Meals
- £45,000 from Enterprise Works, a local business that employs mentally and physically disabled people and is subsidised by the council
- £25,000 from teenage pregnancy support
- 10% of the youth services budget
- Bus services to outlying villages
- Street lights at night to save money
They have increased charges by:
- Up to 68% on the weekly rental charge for residential homes for the elderly
- 23% for Meals on Wheels
They also proposed cutting £50,000 from the local Dial-A-Ride service.
This is an example of the Tories saying one thing locally and another nationally.
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