This is actually a real fat cat
The Medway Conservative Party talks a lot of hot air on public finance and how it is managing our Council efficiently. It is largely spin and hot air.
One cursory look at the latest budget and the true extent of the cuts comes straight through in clear black-and-white.
Councillor Jarrett let the cat-out-the-bag in December when he attacked Eric Pickles and his own government for a worse cash settlement then he expect.
Add in gross Tory mismanagement and you end up with a cocktail of front line service cuts to elderly services, libraries, leisure centres and teaching assistants.
They can not hide from their actions and choices.
What is more irksome, nay dishonest, is that whilst Conservative Councillors preach the austerity 'we are all in the together' spin they are in fact taking the proverbial biscuit and cream in the form of local expenses for a variety of non-jobs.
Medway Labour is standing in May on a pledge of low Council tax and cutting the cost of local government including the huge cost of stipends and allowances amassed by the current Conservative Group.
It is time that a local party stood up for local services and the squeezed middle class who are being disproportionately targeted by the swinging Conservative cuts.
Labour do accept however that we do need to see greater efficiencies in the Council and it starts at the very top from listening to the public, and treating the public purse with respect, and not skimming the cream of cash stipends at a time of public concern.
The Conservative Group may preach to the public about efficiencies but they themselves are amounting enormous members allowance cost with a glut of special allowances.
They are simply wasting tax money on increasing the salary perks for themselves.
Last year alone Councillors were paid £750,000 of public money with much of this frittered away to sub-chairs and non-entities
A full list of cost reveals the Conservative Councillors are significantly more expensive to the tax payer than Labour Councillors.
This is a total waste of tax payers money and must stop.
Therefore, as part of our pledges for the next year’s local elections, we will be bringing forward proposals to cut approximately £100,000 per annum on the Councillors allowances and expenses budget.
We will also put our future allowance position to an independent remuneration panel, who will be required to make recommendations on allowances.
This will form part of our manifesto.
It’s time to cut the Tory fat cats and you can send that message in May by voting Labour in the local elections.
The Council has too many elected members receiving special responsibility allowances and its time to cut the Tory fat cat Councillors perks
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