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The Isle of Wight council has had to find savings (read cuts) of £93 million over the past 12 years due to a fall in Government funding and rising costs. The coming years will be no exception and the council explain why
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The Independent Labour councillor, Geoff Brodie, voted in favour of the Conservative amendment and also used his casting vote to pass it
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Cllr Garratt explains the areas of the Alliance Group's budget proposals that he'd like to see change
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Cllr Dore says the responsible approach would be to commit funds to specific prioritised work, and remove residents of the hell of persistent flooding
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The Conservative Group of Councillors say they welcome the Alliance Group's budget, but add they can go further by, among other things, borrowing more to tackle the housing crisis on the Isle of Wight
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with a focus on the inclusion of housing affordable for Island residents, coastal flood protections and a new Mission Zero Community Hub, Green Councillors announce they will support the Alliance budget this Wednesday
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A look at how rises in different parts of the council tax bill will affect Isle of Wight taxpayers from April
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Cllr Chris Jarman says the budget focuses on three key areas — securing the frontline services of adult social care, children services and providing homes that are ‘affordable to Islanders’
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It is six years since the Government accepted a peer-reviewed study from the University of Portsmouth which calculated the extra cost of providing local government services on the Isle of Wight was £6.4m
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The pressure on Isle of Wight council's 'ever-pinching' Adult Social Care budget was highlighted at Tuesday's Scrutiny Committee, as a proposed rise to Wightcare costs was explained
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Opposition councillors react to budget plans published last week by the Alliance Group, who have been in charge at County Hall for nine months
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Leading Isle of Wight council members say the current charges are not reflective of the actual cost of the service and argue it requires an extensive subsidy
