Response to Comprehensive Spending Review

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“The announcement about future Government spending is very much as we expected with funding to Local Government being substantially reduced to help address the national debt. We won’t know the full implications of this decision for the people of East Lindsey until the Coalition Government releases more information over the next few months.

“What we do know is that we are right to have been planning for today’s announcement well in advance by driving efficiency savings to give local people good value for their money.

“Over the past three years we have saved £5m from the cost of running services by making them more efficient. We have also formed Compass Point Business Services with South Holland District Council to share IT, Finance, Human Resources, Customer Services and Revenues and Benefits to make savings of £19.3m over the next 10 years.

“In making savings we are continuously and rigorously reviewing every service we provide to look at what can be done better and more efficiently.

"Many tough decisions lie ahead for the Council around service provision and we remain committed to doing everything we can to protect the front line services that our communities relies on.”

Spending Review 2010