British PM orders councils to cut pay, not services
London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered local councils to cut their pay instead of services that support charities. Cameron made the command Monday at the relaunch of the Big Society concept in which people would be given more responsibility for public services and their communities.
Cameron stressed that the Big Society is as important as reducing the government deficit. However, Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of the Association of Voluntary Organizations, warned Cameron that his Big Society vision is under threat due to the coalition government’s cuts in public spending.
Over 220 town hall executives have a salary higher than Cameron’s $213,750 (GBP 142,500) pay last year, while at least 1,000 other council officials got more than $150,000 (GBP 100,000), according to a survey released Monday.
Cameron insisted executive pay should be reduced ahead of cuts in budgets for voluntary bodies and charities.
The prime minister admitted the austerity measures it put in place are unpopular. The Labour Party charged that the Big Society concept is just public service cuts in disguise.
The funding cuts have caused Labour councils to reduce 50 percent more posts than Conservative authorities. Labour authorities have issued an average of 745 jobs “at risk” notifications, while the Tories issued 498 and Liberal Democratic councils 414.
The coalition government has accused Labour councils of deliberately making larger cuts for political reasons. Aside from job cuts, overall spending power of Labor councils has been reduced by 7 percent, the LibDems by 6 percent and the Tories 5 percent.
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