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Re: Newcastle City Council's budget. About four-fifths of the council's income of well over pounds 400m per annum comes from Government grant (paid ultimately of course from tax).
This year Newcastle has been given the joint lowest grant increase in the country of 2% compared with an average national increase of 3% ( while the difference may look small the cash sum involved is huge.See the full content of this document
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Newcastle Given Joint Lowest Grant Increase in Country
There is also a major problem with public transport. Gordon Brown promised free bus travel to pensioners, but he seems to think that increased council tax in Tyne and Wear should pay for it.
The alternative is cuts in loss making bus routes (secured services) and in care bus services, and higher fares for children.We are absolutely determined to deliver our manifesto pledge that council tax should not rise abo...See the full content of this document
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