A Better Budget for Kingswood Residents

Chris congratulates South Gloucestershire Conservative-led Council on their new budget, delivering better services at great value for money.

South Gloucestershire's ruling Cabinet has confirmed its final budget proposals. The Conservatives say their proposals are the "best ever budget" for South Gloucestershire which will see a whole raft of major service improvements delivered for local residents. The improvements they are proposing include the following highlights:

• Introduction of weekly food waste collections in the green bin making a total of 3 collections per fortnight (benefiting 100,000 homes)
• Introduction of a youth travel concession scheme for 14-19 year olds (benefiting an expected 10,500 people)
• Implementing a major new strategy to drive up attainment at secondary schools (similar to that operated by John Cabot Academy)
• Recruitment of 5 additional PCSO's to be deployed across South Gloucestershire (the Council currently only funds 4)
• Crackdown on litter with a combination of a new dedicated team to enforce fines and a new team to clear litter
• Investment of £300,000 to increase the independence of elderly residents

This would be achieved with 3rd lowest Council Tax rise in the Councils history at 4.5% - despite receiving the lowest percentage increase in Government grant in the West of England.

Chris says: 'Congratulations to our Conservative councillors on putting together a budget that will deliver better services to the residents of Kingswood. I am particularly impressed that we will be able to recruit five additional PCSOs- in the face of government cuts- to help tackle anti-social behaviour on our streets. Bringing back weekly food waste collections is what we have always campaigned for and now are delivering upon our promises.'

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