Plans to reduce the level of council tax in the borough by 4% were kicked into touch last week following the decision to abandon Lib Dem plans to cut the council tax level, bring back a number of key services and increase the amount of affordable housing in the borough.
Councillor Janet Maines, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, commenting on the County Council budget said, "I welcome the single figure increase in the Council tax for Surrey residents, which is good news for people on fixed incomes including pensioners. But I have opposed the budget because the Conservative administration at County Hall has not gone far enough to reduce bureaucracy and inefficiency within the Council. The base budget has not been examined in detail as was agreed by the Council one year ago. A number of multi-million pound contracts are not being adequately controlled by the Council. Although the Council is now making a welcome start to introduce cost-saving preventative measures such as key worker housing and energy efficiency promoted by the Liberal Democrats, it has been slow to do so."
Stormy weather, large-scale flooding and uncomfortable summer heatwaves are all on the way due to the effects of climate change in Britain, Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, warned today.
Commenting on reports that the Government are on the verge of making a policy decision on GM, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said:
Mike Carr has been selected by local Liberal Democrat members as their prospective Parliamentary candidate. He won a closely fought contest in which all local members had a vote. Mike lives in the constituency and has a wealth of experience.
The Town Meeting held last Wednesday, 4th February, has been dismissed by local Lib Dems as unrepresentative.
