Councillor David Sprason Chairman of the UKIP Councillors Association has warned of severe consequences to local services following the Conservative government's budget.
Cllr Sprason said, "Following the chancellor’s autumn budget statement local government has taken the brunt of his funding cuts. Local government will see its grant cut by a further £4.1 billion - 29%, this will mean local government will have seen its grant reduced by a massive 79% by 2020. Transport is the other big looser as this budget will have been cut by 70% if you take out the cost of HS2 the impact is huge. The only 3 departments that will see an increase are Health (not public health) +10%, Cabinet office +18% and International development (Foreign Aid) +39%".
This will require, for example, Leicestershire County Council, to increase its savings requirement from £80 million to £140 million. The extra impact on the highways & transport department is yet to be understood. The areas that are likely to be subject to cuts are highways maintenance, rural transport, children’s centres, library & museum services, youth services, waste collection and the support to the voluntary sector. The other area that has had a reduction in its grant is the NHS Public Health service.
Cllr Sprason went on, "The impacts of these reductions are yet to be realized but it is likely that prevention services will disappear & social care being furthered rationed leaving vulnerable groups at risk.
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