Liberal Democrat councillors put forward an amendment to Walsall Council’s controlling Tory group budget at the special meeting on 24th February 2010 called to decide the budget for 2011/12
The Liberal Democrats proposed that £2.7million be taken from reserves of over £8million without affecting the level of Council Tax (Zero%).
The £2.7million would be used to cushion the effects of more than £17million worth of cuts proposed by Walsall’s controlling Tory group.
The money would be used to help groups likely to be most affected by the Tory proposals, such as young families struggling on the “average wage”, the elderly facing ever increasing fuel and food bills, and those desparately seeking work.
When it came to the vote Labour sat on their hands allowing the Tories an easy majority.
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