Network slams government’s double whammy for rural communities
Monday, 16 January 2017
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned.
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned.
The Rural Services Network has called the Government’s response to a Sunday newspaper article
The Rural Services Network [1] has called the Government’s response to an article in the Sunday Express [2] on Sunday 8 January “nothing more than a smokescreen designed to
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for
The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has called for urgent talks following publication of the government’s provisional
THE government has announced a fivefold increase in its Rural Services Delivery Grant from £15.5m to £80.5m. It follows months of work on behalf of rural communities and local authorities
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities.
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding.
Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council tax coupled with much reduced services if the government pushes ahead with a proposed funding settlement for rural communities – despite an
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned.
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned.
The Rural Services Network has called the Government’s response to a Sunday newspaper article
The Rural Services Network [1] has called the Government’s response to an article in the Sunday Express [2] on Sunday 8 January “nothing more than a smokescreen designed to mask the real issue facing rural council tax payers”.
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for
The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has called for urgent talks following publication of the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities [2].
THE government has announced a fivefold increase in its Rural Services Delivery Grant from £15.5m to £80.5m. It follows months of work on behalf of rural communities and local authorities
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities.
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding.
Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council tax coupled with much reduced services if the government pushes ahead with a proposed funding settlement for rural communities – despite an increase in the Rural Services Delivery Grant.
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned.
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