Scrapping mayoral referendum saved £200,000
Not having a referendum on whether Liverpool wanted an elected mayor will save the taxpayer £200,000.
The cash, which had been set aside, will be used to help offset the worst ravages of the government cuts to Liverpool council, and contributes to helping to save school uniform grants, as reported today.
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Well, some people put it at 50,000 rather than 200,000. But either way the uniform grants are 750,000 which still leaves it a wee bit short.
So when we have a mayor with salary and deputies with salaries and all the other admin staff and building costs, this will be costing millions and more millions and how many more things like uniform grants ( the year after) will have to be cut to pay for it.
The cost of the mayor will be year on year whereas the referendum was a once only.
There is also going to be no savings from next year's budget from binning the 08 place. The savings will come later. Next year we will be paying a lot more than the rent because we are buying out a contract which will cost more than the rent.
Nice try though.