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Balancing the Budget

Over 4 years

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Spending must fall• True Grant falls by 27% (£3.3m) next year• Council tax frozen for 2011• Council reserves to fall to minimum level

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/1418

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22

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Net spending £m

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Core priorities

• Waste collection & recycling• Support for vulnerable people• Support for healthy lifestyles• Strategic planning & growth• Licensing, elections & regulatory functions

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Efficiency Savings• Reduce management team from 16 to 9• Pay & allowances• Efficiency savings of £3m (10%) are

targeted

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Operations

• CCTV – Reduced or terminated• Countryside – reduction in

events, reduced maintenance of rights of way.

• Car Park charges – income increased by 50% over 5 years.

• Grounds maintenance reduced.

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Planning• Advice no longer free.• Transport, cycle & bus shelter schemes

reduced.• S106 changes – Community Infrastructure

Levy

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Environmental & Community Health

• Grants to CAB & voluntary groups reduced• Less advice on nuisance, noise, pollution

& drainage.

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Housing

• No social housing grant• Slower response to enquiries• Less support for housing repairs

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Customer Services

• Reduction in staffing

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Leisure

• Reduced opening hours• Bars• Focus on paid for services

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Capital Projects

4 schemes planned that break-even or better

• PV Cells on Eastfield House• Huntingdon Western Relief Road• New Multi-Storey Car Park for Huntingdon• Extend St Ivo Leisure Centre

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Capital Project Reductions

• Huntingdon Bus Station• Transportation Schemes• Environmental Schemes• Reduction in design and architectural staff

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Main impact on businesses

The positives• Funding for the LEP• Strategic planning development• Business start up premises• Economic development team

Less positive• Town centre partnerships • Hardship relief from business rates limited• Car park charges• CCTV