{"id":33799,"date":"2019-03-01T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33799"},"modified":"2019-03-01T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:00:32","slug":"how-cardiff-councils-new-budget-affects-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/how-cardiff-councils-new-budget-affects-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cardiff Council&#039;s new budget affects you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_33800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33800\" style=\"width: 1105px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33800\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1105\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33800\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1105\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-2-768x574-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" \/><\/noscript> City Hall, Cardiff.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCARDIFF Council voted through its controversial Budget &#8211; which includes a 4.9% Council Tax rise.<br \/>\nIn a tense night of exchanges at City Hall, the Budget squeezed through by just eight votes with councillors clashing over whether austerity was the the real source of an \u00a332.4m funding gap.<br \/>\nThe budget, put forward by the Labour Council Leader, Huw Thomas, was voted through by 39 votes to 31.<br \/>\nAmong the details are \u00a310.4m rise for schools, a subsidy for loss-making bus routes and an extra \u00a35m for social services.<br \/>\n<strong><u>What the budget means for you<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Council tax will rise by 4.9%<\/strong> &#8211; equivalent to an extra \u00a31.09 a week for a band D property \u2013 raising \u00a36.7m extra a year.\n<ul>\n<li>Labour: \u201cThis will be one of the lowest council tax rises in Wales this year,\u201d Coun Chris Weaver.<\/li>\n<li>Conservative: \u201cThe council tax rise should be below 2%, delivering it is not going to be easy but it can be done,\u201d Coun Gavin Hill-John.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schools will receive an extra \u00a310.4m in 2019-20<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an increase of 4.5% from the previous year.\n<ul>\n<li>Labour: \u201cWe are committed to improve and invest in our schools and young people,\u201d Coun Huw Thomas.<\/li>\n<li>Conservative: Talking about a \u00a370m backlog in schools repairs, Coun Joel Williams said: \u201cI think we know this council will be asking people to pay more for less.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-profitable bus routes will get an extra \u00a3750,000<\/strong> over the next two years, with \u00a31m more allocated to road repairs.\n<ul>\n<li>Labour: \u201cThis is a Labour priority matching the needs of the people of Cardiff,\u201d Coun Huw Thomas.<\/li>\n<li>Conservative: Talking about the lack of a bus station in Central Cardiff, Coun Adrian Robson said: \u201cIt is such a key part of the network that passengers have been put off completely from using public transport.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other changes:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a35m extra for social services.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3300,000 to address homelessness in Cardiff.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3312,000 for deep cleans and \u201cstreet blitzes.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3180,000 pilot for new street-cleaning technology.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3100,000 on delivering active travel plans for schools \u2013 encouraging children to walk or cycle to school.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a350,000 for more public toilets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The budget will take effect on\u00a0April 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S21GzhTgga\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/cardiff-council-tax-rises-4-9-hike-for-residents\/\">Cardiff residents face 4.9% council tax hike to fill funding gap<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Cardiff residents face 4.9% council tax hike to fill funding gap&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/cardiff-council-tax-rises-4-9-hike-for-residents\/embed\/#?secret=S21GzhTgga\" data-secret=\"S21GzhTgga\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Cardiff residents face 4.9% council tax hike to fill funding gap&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/cardiff-council-tax-rises-4-9-hike-for-residents\/embed\/#?secret=S21GzhTgga\" data-secret=\"S21GzhTgga\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;An austerity-sized hole&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Much of the debate centred on whether the funding shortfall behind the divisive Council Tax rise was due to policy decisions or mismanaged budgets.<br \/>\nCoun Thomas said the council needed to fill the \u201causterity-sized hole\u201d that the UK government continues to \u201cdig for itself\u201d.<br \/>\nBut Conservatives argued austerity in Wales was a Labour policy.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have Welsh Labour inflicted austerity &#8211; \u00a3500m was given to Welsh Labour and they have cut frontline services,\u201d said Joel Williams, Tory councillor for Pontprennau &amp; Old St Mellons.<br \/>\nAdrian Robson, leader of the Conservative Group, criticised Labour\u2019s proposed 4.9% increase in council tax, saying: \u201cCouncil tax is the one thing that effects every citizen in this city. Somewhere along the line, the citizens of Cardiff pay.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the independent councillor, Neil McEvoy (supported by Plaid Cyrmu), each put forward alternative budgets.<br \/>\nThe Conservative budget allocated an extra \u00a3250,000 to transport with a lower council tax rise of 1.9%. Coun Williams said it was a deal \u201cthat works for every citizen of Cardiff.\u201d<br \/>\nCoun McEvoy put forward a budget supporting the council tax rise of 4.9% while creating a fund to support those affected by bedroom tax, calling it a \u201chorrible tax that punishes the most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The results <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Labour budget &#8211; Won: Yes \u2013 39 \/ No \u2013 31.<br \/>\nConservative alternative budget \u2013 Lost: Yes &#8211; 18 \/ No \u2013 50.<br \/>\nLiberal Democrat alternative budget \u2013 Lost: Yes \u2013 9 \/ No \u2013 61.<br \/>\nIndependent\/Plaid Cymru alternative budget \u2013 Lost: Yes \u2013 4 \/ No \u2013 66.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF Council voted through its controversial Budget &#8211; which includes a 4.9% Council Tax rise. 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