Tories set aside £100,000 for their pay rise as they cut services and jobs
January 26, 2012 1:58 PM
Originally published by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats
Originally published by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats
County Tories have put aside £100,000 in their budget to pave the way for giving themselves a pay rise.
The money provides for an increase Members' Allowances despite the decision to cut £43 million from Cambridgeshire County Council's spending and axe 154 full-time jobs.
Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat Leader, Kilian Bourke said: "This is utter hypocrisy. On the one hand the Tories are cutting services and making staff redundant while on the other they are hoping to give themselves a pay rise.
"It is particularly tasteless that they have budgeted for a £100k addition to their pay packets while increasing council tax, a grossly unfair tax that hits the poorest hardest."
"It is also worrying that there seems to be a presumption in favour of a pay rise."
"This money would be better spent protecting frontline services like libraries and buses, not lining Tory pockets."
Putting this £100,000 into services could have:
- Kept two small libraries open for a year
- Put two new community mini buses on the road
- Paid for more respite care packages for families with disabled children or the elderly
- Reinstated the city shuttle bus
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