tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post8852637158906588559..comments2023-11-05T12:04:50.649+00:00Comments on COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG: Reform of Local Government funding now urgentAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-20324594157442959372016-01-21T09:17:11.532+00:002016-01-21T09:17:11.532+00:00Absolutely fair point Alister ... I do think the b...Absolutely fair point Alister ... I do think the balance of responsibilities is out-of-kilter in Scotland (and throughout the UK) at the moment :-(<br /><br />Thanks for checking out the blog.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-39627261187185337262016-01-21T09:00:13.842+00:002016-01-21T09:00:13.842+00:00I agree that we, as a country, need to look again ...I agree that we, as a country, need to look again at local government. Not just finance, but what we want local authorities to do. As a point of interest, in the Netherlands local government is responsible for raising on its own a similar percentage of its income as in Scotland. A further point, most local government spending is on what I would call national services - education. social services for example. This is the same across most of Europe. I feel that it is better and more efficient if these services are funded fully out of general taxation, and not dependent on local circumstances.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644642132002917428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-45079608544156999472016-01-16T15:53:57.438+00:002016-01-16T15:53:57.438+00:00Many thanks for the comment David ...
... straigh...Many thanks for the comment David ...<br /><br />... straight answer to your question is no.<br /><br />I've been a long-standing supporter of fiscal-devolution to Local Authorities; and frankly it's irrelevant (as far as this argument goes, for me) who is occupying the seats at Holyrood ---<br /><br />--- and sadly, four consecutive Holyrood Governments (of varying political shades) have all failed to act on this.<br /><br />Thanks for checking out the blog.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-11952336702392244972016-01-16T15:42:55.874+00:002016-01-16T15:42:55.874+00:00Don't fully agree or disagree with your varied...Don't fully agree or disagree with your varied points but all this new support from Labour for more power to local government at the same time as they head for even less seats in Holyrood. Is there a connection?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039487366570129941noreply@blogger.com