FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
IW Council LABOUR Group: Proposals for a balanced budget whilst saving vital services - 2016-17
Presented to Leader of the Council on 26 January 2016
£
7,399,500

Savings still needed to be made in 2016/17
(as per CX & S151 Officer, prior to Jan Full Council)
less Use of Reserves
-4,500,000
(£4m previously identified as part of Cllr Lumley's 2014/15
scrutiny review of carry forwards)
To be identified:

2,899,500

Total of possible savings from Discretionary Spend
(as per Report to Jan Full Council, Appendix D4)

-7,168,568

Total 'in hand' if all Discretionary Spend cut

-4,269,068

LESS what LABOUR would NOT cut/close:
3.The Adelaide Club
4. The Gouldings
5. Support for Cross Solent Patient Travel
6. Contract for work with sensory impaired
10. From review of care costs for complex cases
18. Funding for stroke initiative
20. Mental Health Day Services
31. Branstone Farm
32. Grant funding for Youth Offer contracts
33. Targeted Youth Service team
36. Early Help Co-ordinators
37/38. Members Allowances
39. Blanket protection element of Local Council Tax
Support Scheme (reversal of Jan Council decision)
53/54. Supporting People programme
55/56. Work on empty properties for housing people
64. Free parking for Blue Badge holders
From last year's agreed MTFP: Concessionary Fares deliverable discretionary element for disabled users
Total services protected for 2016/17
IN HAND'

200,000
50,000
60,000
100,000
500,000
58,000
240,000
20,000
165,000
62,000
30,000
200,000
410,000
2,000,000
62,000
10,000
100,000
4,267,000
-2,068

As the vast majority of our proposals were accepted by the Leader and his Administration, we submit this
to Budget Council for information only.
Geoff Lumley Alan Hollands - 19.02.2016