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Conservative County Hall Cuts Are Worst Ever
November 25, 2009 10:39 PM
Liberal Democrats in Northamptonshire have reacted strongly to news that Northamptonshire County Council faces a £100m shortfall over the next five years.
The news, announced ahead of a crunch Cabinet meeting next week, puts hundreds of public sector workers' jobs at risk.
Responding to the announcement, County Hall's Opposition Leader, Brendan Glynane (Lib Dem, Delapre), said:
"As far back as 2005, the Liberal Democrats warned against keeping Council Tax artificially low while the going was good.
"By raising Council Tax just 2% their first term, the Tories would now been sitting on a £20m fighting fund to ease the pace of these cuts.
"It is sad fact that public sector workers in Northamptonshire will now be paying for the 'lowest Council Tax in the country' with their jobs."
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