8/7/2019 Raising the Standard SPRING 2011 FRONT-1 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/raising-the-standard-spring-2011-front-1 1/1 Trafford Conservatives keep politics out of the Deficit Reduction Spending Measures. The present financial situation being faced by the country and consequently by councils too is serious enough without using the issue for political point scoring. As councils around the country announce their plans for dealing with the reductions in funding applied by the coalition government to help reduce the national deficit, it is apparent which ones are playing politics with their responses. Labour councils up and down the country have been axing front line services and announcing substantial job losses. Trafford, which has been under Conservative control since 2004, has had the same scale of funding reductions as most of these councils but has consciously taken a practical approach which protects important services as far as possible. This does not mean that Trafford comes through unscathed. Inevitably, with this scale of funding reduction, some jobs will be going and trimming of some services will happen but all influenced by the consultations with Trafford’s residents. However, there will be no ‘politicking’ with people’s livelihoods as some neighbouring councils have chosen to do. Press releases of service closures and job losses made before the staff that are affected have been informed is below the standard expected from a local authority. There is even the possibility that these ways of working may impact on some Trafford residents working for such councils. Trafford Council has approved a balanced budget for the 2011-2012 financial year with reasonable debate in the Council Chamber and sensitivity towards Trafford’s residents and staff. Ashton upon Mersey Conservatives Meet your Ashton Councillors Councillors’ Advice Surgeries Every 2 nd and 4 th Saturday of the month, 11am to 12 noon at the Methodist Church Hall, Carrington Lane, Sale. No appointment needed. Promoted by John Lamb on behalf of Ashton upon Mersey Conservatives, both c /oThatcher House, Green Lane, Timperley, WA15 8QW Printed by PrintSavers Ltd, 343 Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 4QG No increase in Council Tax is right for Trafford residents says Mike Whetton Ashton upon Mersey councillor, Mike Whetton welcomes the freezing in the rate of Council Tax. “Trafford residents pay one of the lowest Council Taxes and certainly the lowest in Greater Manchester. However that certainly doesn’t mean that an increase ought to be applied. The coalition government is encouraging a standstill in the tax for this year with incentives and so it should. There are enough prices rising due to market forces and, yes, there has been the increase in VAT too. That is enough for everyone to tolerate at this time of economic hardship. Under Conservative control Trafford Council has budgeted for the nil increase in Council Tax at the same time as coping with the substantial reduction in government grant. Managing the various council services with less money to fund them has presented many challenges, some of them ongoing, but the priorities that the public have voiced in the various consultations have been taken into consideration.” Raising the Standard The newsletter from your Conservative Councillors Spring 2011 Postal Voting With Council Elections as well as the referendum on the Alternative Vote system for future General Elections, it may suit voters to have a postal vote. There is still time to apply for postal voting for the elections this May. Details can be found at www.trafford.gov.uk or ring the Elections office on 0161 912

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Trafford Conservatives keeppolitics out of the Deficit ReductionSpending Measures.

The present financial situation being faced by the country and consequently by councils too isserious enough without using the issue for political point scoring.

As councils around the country announce their plans for dealing with the reductions in fundingapplied by the coalition government to help reduce the national deficit, it is apparent which onesare playing politics with their responses. Labour councils up and down the country have beenaxing front line services and announcing substantial job losses. Trafford, which has been underConservative control since 2004, has had the same scale of funding reductions as most of thesecouncils but has consciously taken a practical approach which protects important services as faras possible. This does not mean that Trafford comes through unscathed. Inevitably, with thisscale of funding reduction, some jobs will be going and trimming of some services will happenbut all influenced by the consultations with Trafford’s residents. However, there will be no‘politicking’ with people’s livelihoods as some neighbouring councils have chosen to do. Pressreleases of service closures and job losses made before the staff that are affected have beeninformed is below the standard expected from a local authority. There is even the possibility that

these ways of working may impact on some Trafford residents working for such councils.Trafford Council has approved a balanced budget for the 2011-2012 financial year withreasonable debate in the Council Chamber and sensitivity towards Trafford’s residents and staff.

Ashton upon Mersey Conservatives

Meet your Ashton Councillors

Councillors’ Advice SurgeriesEvery 2nd and 4th Saturday of the

month, 11am to 12 noon at theMethodist Church Hall,Carrington Lane, Sale.

No appointment needed.

Promoted by John Lamb on behalf of Ashton upon Mersey Conservatives, bothc/oThatcher House, Green Lane, Timperley, WA15 8QW

Printed by PrintSavers Ltd, 343 Wellington Road North, Stockport,SK4 4QG

No increase inCouncil Tax is

right for Traffordresidents

says Mike Whetton Ashton upon Mersey councillor, MikeWhetton welcomes the freezing in therate of Council Tax. “Trafford residentspay one of the lowest Council Taxesand certainly the lowest in Greater Manchester. However thatcertainly doesn’t mean that an increase ought to be applied.The coalition government is encouraging a standstill in the taxfor this year with incentives and so it should. There areenough prices rising due to market forces and, yes, there hasbeen the increase in VAT too. That is enough for everyone totolerate at this time of economic hardship. Under Conservative

control Trafford Council has budgeted for the nil increase inCouncil Tax at the same time as coping with the substantialreduction in government grant. Managing the various councilservices with less money to fund them has presented manychallenges, some of them ongoing, but the priorities that thepublic have voiced in the various consultations have been takeninto consideration.”

Raising the Standard The newsletter from your Conservative Councillors

Spring 2011

Postal Voting

With Council Elections as well as thereferendum on the Alternative Votesystem for future General Elections, itmay suit voters to have a postal vote.There is still time to apply for postalvoting for the elections this May. Detailscan be found at www.trafford.gov.uk or

ring the Elections office on 0161 912