Decision details

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:

“That following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget Statement on 21 March 2012, it is clear that most people, other than the wealthiest, have been badly affected.  In particular, older people appear to be the latest victims of the Tory/Liberal Democrat Government’s economic policy in which millionaires have their wallets fattened and pensioners have their pockets and purses pinched.

The Government’s abject failure to protect pensioners, working families and young people who are suffering to give the very wealthy more alongside further attacks in the form of the “granny tax”, means-testing of older persons’ bus passes, cuts in support for disabled people, the “bedroom tax” and cuts in the winter fuel allowance, are just some of the “financial instruments” used by the Tory/Liberal Democrat Government to redistribute income to the richest 5%.

The Council resolves to undertake an audit of the effects of the Budget on the senior citizens of Sefton, publish those results and send a copy to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.”

Following debate thereon, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Motion was lost by 32 votes to 26 with one abstention and it was

RESOLVED:

That no action be taken on the Motion.