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Flood cash: 'To good to be true'
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| Jerry Patterson |
The leader of Vale of White Horse District Council has told the Oxford Mail he feared the £110m pledged by the European Union to help flood victims in the UK was too good to be true.
Speaking today, Jerry Patterson said when the money was promised earlier in the year council leaders in Oxfordshire were concerned it would never reach the people that needed it most.
It has since emerged that local councils hit by last July's floods will now only collectively receive £31m - because the UK is entitled to less from the European Solidarity Fund than other member states.
Mr Patterson said it was vital the Government did not use the remaining EU cash to boost its own coffers.
He said: "Whatever the total some of money, it should be shared out in an equitable way to help flood victims directly."
11:58am Thursday 8th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Mr Ison, England on 2:35pm Thu 8 May 08
Probably the bill for the remaining 70 million will be presented to tax payers by Gordon on behalf of his buddies spending consultancy.
Probably the bill for the remaining 70 million will be presented to tax payers by Gordon on behalf of his buddies spending consultancy.
Posted by: gift horse, Oxford on 3:46pm Thu 8 May 08
What are you looking at?
Posted by: Red Robbo, Eynsham on 5:51pm Thu 8 May 08
All those of you in West Oxfordshire who voted the tinpot Tories into power may like to know that the amount of the flood repair settlement was reduced due to size of the UK's EU rebate negociated by Mrs Thatcher in the 1980s.
Doh! But you can't have it both ways...
If you choose to live in a nice large house in an area prone to flooding and can't get insurance, tough!
Why should my taxes be used to bail you out? [Particularly when many of the people who moaning earn substantially more than the national average wage!]
All those of you in West Oxfordshire who voted the tinpot Tories into power may like to know that the amount of the flood repair settlement was reduced due to size of the UK's EU rebate negociated by Mrs Thatcher in the 1980s.
Doh! But you can't have it both ways...
If you choose to live in a nice large house in an area prone to flooding and can't get insurance, tough!
Why should my taxes be used to bail you out?
Posted by: Billy, Abingdon on 1:51pm Sun 11 May 08
Jerry Patterson will be ok in his luxury office in Abingdon. There again since the Lib Dems have been in power they have squandered the towns "emergency fund" so there is barely anything left, and then there was an emergency.....ooops!
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Jerry Patterson will be ok in his luxury office in Abingdon. There again since the Lib Dems have been in power they have squandered the towns "emergency fund" so there is barely anything left, and then there was an emergency.....ooops!
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