As has been the norm for the last four years, Labour Isle of Wight Councillor Geoff Lumley, will next week reveal his alternative budget.
Dubbing it ‘The Peoples Budget’, he claims that it will “seek to retain the most-valued Council services in their entirety, such as libraries, lifeguards and public conveniences”.
He goes on to say that essential public services such as those for children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults in need of care, will have their funding restored.
Cllr Lumley said, “I wasn’t going to do much more than submit amendments to the Tory budget this year. However, after four successive year’s of producing alternative budgets, a lot of Islander’s now expect an alternative from me. So in response to a lot of pressure I will submit my alternative for public consideration next Friday morning.”
Look out on VB for Cllr Lumley’s budget next Friday (18th February) the day before a mass rally in Newport is planned against the current Tory administration’s budget cuts.
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