The Lib Dem group on Hertfordshire County Council have expressed concerns
over the introduction of councillor budgets by the Tory administration.

Group Leader Chris White said: ‘We voted against these proposals in the
budget round because we felt that the money could better be spent on local
highways.

‘We also have serious concerns about how to make the system fair and
transparent: it would be easy for the public to get cynical and think that
each councillor had a £10,000 slush fund.

‘There need to be clear rules and regulations to make sure all spending is
above board.’

Notes: The county council announced this week that three quarters of a
million pounds had been set aside for this project.

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