No increase for 2012/13, but future years are going to be difficult, as savings still need to be found, and budgetary pressures continue to grow. We will spend £9.9m next year, and only £2.5m comes from government. 75% is funded directly from your council tax giving this 75:25% split. Nationally the picture is very different with the average split being 30:70, with only 30% coming direct from council tax. Next year EDDC will also receive £286,000 less from government in government grant funding. With the loss of investment income from monies held, things are getting very tight indeed. I know we are working hard to maintain frontline services, and to try and keep additional increases to taxpayers to a minimum. Partnerships, including the joint working with Christchurch BC, and the Dorset Waste Partnership are all aprt of the drive to be more efficient, whilst maintianing effectiveness.
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