Babergh sets 2.9% council tax rise

Its good when you can write in a positive way about co-operation between political parties and the budget is one of them. A 2.9% increase which is below the CPI inflation rate and still puts in extra resources for the CAB, the sanctuary scheme (earlier post), affordable housing and free swimming has to be good. Some would have liked a 0% rate but the benefit of a 9 pence per week saving for a household set against the improvements to services that are needed in a recession made it a simple decision.
Though, there are some important questions raised here by the 0% promoters. Have we made the efficiencies we should have? Are we being prudent and careful? and will the recession be worse if the public sector starts cutting spending and laying people off? If councils start reducing orders then a negative multiplier effect is going to spiral.