Lib Dems Influence Coalition
The Liberal Democrats have managed to get a number of their policies enacted through the first coalition Government since the second world war.Increase the tax threshold, meaning those on a low income pay less tax. This policy will continue in the future.
Pupil premium - ensuring that education funding reaches the poorest and most disadvantaged pupils where ever they live. Investing in Early years to give every child a better start in life.
The Lib Dems accept the need to pay off the deficit run up by the previous Labour Government, even though doing so has resulted in very serious cuts to public spending.
Cllr Russell Field said, “These cuts are not pleasant and are not what I would have liked to see. In the end, I accept that you can’t keep spending when you have no money. The reality is “Every pound spent on interest debts on Labour’s £155billion deficit, is a pound that cannot be spent on public services.”
“The sooner the deficit is paid off, the sooner we can get back to investing in our public services.
“It is a shame the Labour Party are opposing every single cut that has been proposed, even though they had plans to do very similar. As they caused the problem in the first place, I find their anger at the cuts rather hypocritical.
“The good news is the Lib Dems have been able to influence and shape Government policy and ensure there is an element of fairness and help for low income families despite the cuts.”
