tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post6354814528311931281..comments2023-11-05T12:04:50.649+00:00Comments on COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG: A Labour budget to reverse Lib-Dem/SNP cutsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-55349732682818477422009-02-12T20:34:00.000+00:002009-02-12T20:34:00.000+00:00AnonymousMany thanks for the further comment.Most ...Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for the further comment.<BR/><BR/>Most of the "earmarked reserves" we allocated (these are monies not actually being used currently) were for one-off expenditures, such as on bus-priority measures etc.<BR/><BR/>I'm still not sure why you think they were being allocated to schools??<BR/><BR/>... and I don't accept your historical premise - there was over £50million left in earmarked reserves in April 2007, and yes 'unallocated reserves' were low - I accept that - but there was a good reason; have a look here:<BR/><BR/>http://andrewburns.blogspot.com/2007/11/edinburgh-forward-not-back.html<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, thanks again for taking the time to cooment ...<BR/><BR/>AndrewAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-18744802848583216942009-02-12T20:22:00.000+00:002009-02-12T20:22:00.000+00:00Anonymous returns.If you wish to highlight that yo...Anonymous returns.<BR/><BR/>If you wish to highlight that you are "Reversing Lib Dem/SNP education cuts" and at the same time using reserves of any flavour you need to explain whether you can continue to spend at the same level next year. If you can't do that then surely you are doing what the last Labour administration has been proved to do. That is spending the reserves to make the revenue budget look good. Nice politics just not very transparent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-11223897281081716632009-02-12T19:36:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:36:00.000+00:00AnonymousThanks for taking the time to comment - i...Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to comment - if I'm to respond constructively, you'll need to identify how you arrive at that figure??<BR/><BR/>Happy to do it via the blog, or you could e-mail me directly (address as in the right-hand side-bar) and I can then send you all the supporting EXCEL spreadhseets as part of my answer.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, not to duck the question, yes we've used some "earmarked" reserves (these are not the same as the 'unallocated general reserves' ... even so, I don't recognise your figure?) - these are monies that can be used (yes, it's a political judgement) for one-off expenditure ... such as bus priority measures ... and I'm not at all sure why you think the're being allocated to schools?<BR/><BR/>Would be more than happy to discuss further if you e-mail me ... and thanks again fro taking the time to comment.<BR/><BR/>AndrewAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-55659186361876689922009-02-12T16:50:00.000+00:002009-02-12T16:50:00.000+00:00How does taking a total of £7.7 million off reserv...How does taking a total of £7.7 million off reserves (which you can't do again next year) give real security to schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com