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From: SW on 1 Dec 2009 11:38 On 1 Dec, 16:01, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > SW <allbrankeepsyougo...(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > > >> > 5.2m of council tax was spent on the local highway network last year > >> You might like to look at where local authorities get their funding > >> from. Clue: Not all is council tax. > > I never claimed it was - the point is that all council tax payers are > > making a contribution to funding of local highways. > > Yes, they do. But not 5.2m/year. The budget for 2008/9 is "a capital investment of £6.5m in the highway network, over and above any support from government." SW
From: Adrian on 1 Dec 2009 11:51 <sigh> I don't know about your local authority, but round here, the county council derives about 1/4 of their total budget from council tax.
From: SW on 1 Dec 2009 12:23 On 1 Dec, 16:51, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > <sigh> > > I don't know about your local authority, but round here, the county > council derives about 1/4 of their total budget from council tax. It's about the same here but as the 6.5m is *over and above any support from government*, the average council tax payer contributes £55/year to the highways budget, or 'road tax' as some like to call it. SW
From: Adrian on 1 Dec 2009 12:35 SW <allbrankeepsyougoing(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> I don't know about your local authority, but round here, the county >> council derives about 1/4 of their total budget from council tax. > It's about the same here but as the 6.5m is *over and above any support > from government* No, I think you're misunderstanding. That's 6.5m for that particular project from the council's budget - the rest of that particular project's budget come direct from central government. The fact that the council's budget is partially funded from central government is a different kettle of fish. (Oh, and "not council tax" doesn't mean "central government")
From: SW on 1 Dec 2009 13:02
On 1 Dec, 17:35, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > SW <allbrankeepsyougo...(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > > >> I don't know about your local authority, but round here, the county > >> council derives about 1/4 of their total budget from council tax. > > It's about the same here but as the 6.5m is *over and above any support > > from government* > > No, I think you're misunderstanding. That's 6.5m for that particular > project from the council's budget - the rest of that particular project's > budget come direct from central government. > Yes I realise there are other sources - it was me who emphasised "any support from government". I have never claimed that council tax payments cover the entire highways budget - just 6.5m of it which equates to an average of £55/ year. SW |