Thursday, April 26, 2007
Our Manifesto Pledges on Corporate Governance and Taxation
Corporate Governance
A Conservative administration is committed to a wholesale review of council services and functions. It is important to always obtain maximum value for money, your money! So it is important to identify those areas of council services which require more resources, as well as those where money is currently being wasted. Conservatives believe in a bottom up approach of government and not a top down, with individuals always having the right to input into the process of how and when money is utilised and spent.
Taxation
Conservatives have always been committed to the principle of low taxation, based on the principle of an individual’s choice to spend their own money on the goods and services they feel they most need and require. Under a Conservative Administration Milton Keynes council will:
1) Commit to limit council tax rises each year to no more than the underlying rate of inflation.
2) Continue to press hard on the Government for a fair funding settlement for the residents of Milton Keynes in order to properly finance the delivery of first class public services.
3) To successfully manage the resources of the authority by careful and considerate administration, and a move away from the wasteful approach demonstrated by previous administrations.
A Conservative administration is committed to a wholesale review of council services and functions. It is important to always obtain maximum value for money, your money! So it is important to identify those areas of council services which require more resources, as well as those where money is currently being wasted. Conservatives believe in a bottom up approach of government and not a top down, with individuals always having the right to input into the process of how and when money is utilised and spent.
Taxation
Conservatives have always been committed to the principle of low taxation, based on the principle of an individual’s choice to spend their own money on the goods and services they feel they most need and require. Under a Conservative Administration Milton Keynes council will:
1) Commit to limit council tax rises each year to no more than the underlying rate of inflation.
2) Continue to press hard on the Government for a fair funding settlement for the residents of Milton Keynes in order to properly finance the delivery of first class public services.
3) To successfully manage the resources of the authority by careful and considerate administration, and a move away from the wasteful approach demonstrated by previous administrations.
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