More for Less from Gainsborough Lib Dems

In May 2011 the electors of Gainsborough voted 12 Liberal Democrats onto the town council at a time when Liberal Democrats were facing a meltdown of support across the nation. At the Town Council meeting on 3 January the Liberal Democrat group, lead by Councillor Trevor Young, proposed reducing the council's budget with a consequent 3.8% reduction in council tax. Not many councils have been bold enough to help their residents in these difficult times by reducing their tax burden for 2012-13. However the budget also manages to increase expenditure on items that will benefit local people while continuing to maintain, and hopefully improve, standards. Again this goes against the national trend of councils cutting services in order to cut budgets.

Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Trevor Young said:

"The Liberal Democrat group are committed to ensuring this council provide value for money quality services to the people of Gainsborough. With this objective in mind we want to develop the good services the council already provides but at the same time explore how the council in partnership with groups in our community can provide a wider range of services while being cost effective. So we aim to provide more for less."

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