http://greeningbrum.org.uk/birmingham-city-council-calls-for-government-help-on-climate-change/2009/ Sustainability in Birmingham UK Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://greeningbrum.org.uk/birmingham-city-council-calls-for-government-help-on-climate-change/2009/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Rianne Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:17:56 +0000 http://greeningbrum.org.uk/?p=627#comment-495 How about BCC cutting some of its own 'buy now, pay later' spendings?! I was absolutely SHOCKED when I read this: http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/09/16/one-fifth-of-birmingham-city-council-s-cash-pays-for-its-record-2-4-billion-debt-97319-24697388/ A quote from the article: "Almost a fifth of the amount of money Birmingham spends on services each year now goes to repay debt, while almost 45 per cent of the housing revenue budget is being diverted to service loans. By 2011/12, money required to repay debt will equal £31 on every council tax bill – up from £2 in 2004." A suggestion on where to start: STOP the new library.... In peace, Rianne How about BCC cutting some of its own ‘buy now, pay later’ spendings?! I was absolutely SHOCKED when I read this: http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/09/16/one-fifth-of-birmingham-city-council-s-cash-pays-for-its-record-2-4-billion-debt-97319-24697388/
A quote from the article: “Almost a fifth of the amount of money Birmingham spends on services each year now goes to repay debt, while almost 45 per cent of the housing revenue budget is being diverted to service loans. By 2011/12, money required to repay debt will equal £31 on every council tax bill – up from £2 in 2004.” A suggestion on where to start: STOP the new library…. In peace, Rianne

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