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County Tories "Incompetent" Over Scrapped Budget Meeting
October 23, 2010 9:49 AM
Cllr Fiona Whelan has accused county Tories of being incompetent over council finances
County Tories have been accused of "incompetence and secrecy" after cancelling cross party discussions on next year's budget.
All councillors had been invited to an Integrated Policy Planning seminar on November 26 when they were due to find out how the county council's spending plans were shaping up for next year.
But as the government was outlining its proposals for future funding the Tories on Cambridgeshire County Council cancelled the meeting.
Instead the matter will be delayed for a week and councillors will lose a crucial week to consider options.
The move has angered the Lib Dems who claim it is another example of the Tories losing control of the finances of the council following similar delays and postponements last year.
County Lib Dem leader, Fiona Whelan said: "Yet again, the Conservatives have shown they are not in control of managing taxpayer's money. They are deliberately keeping councillors in the dark to hide the fact their plans are in a mess.
"They gave no explanation of why this seminar was cancelled but buried the decision when we were focusing on the government's Spending Review. This is nothing short of incompetence once again."
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