LGA responds to report of local government job losses

10 February 2010

Responding to reports of local government job losses, Dame Margaret Eaton, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:

"Every authority is responsible for its own budget decisions.

"Councils are being hit by a perfect storm caused by the recession. Sources of income have dropped sharply at a time when more and more people are turning to councils to help them through tough times.

"Local government is feeling the effect of recession in exactly the same way as hard pressed homeowners and families. Low interest rates mean councils are much less able to rely on their savings, plummeting house and land prices have hit hard and income from leisure centres and a range of other services has fallen.

"Town halls have been swept by the cold winds of recession for more than a year and that means difficult choices have to be made. Up and down the country many councils feel they have to take the decision to cut jobs in response."

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