Lib Dems in city offer tax freeze

The Lib Dems would scrap the council’s £3.3m Reinvigorate York project of improvements to the city centre.

Under their plans, the council would also create a £500,000 fund for communities to spend in their areas.

The Lib Dems also want to scrap the council’s post of “head of transformation” and its economic investment fund.

Group leader Keith Aspden said money would be handed to local communities to spend.

“Our plans present a positive alternative to Labour’s approach,” he said.

“We would focus on residents by taking the Government grant to freeze council tax and reversing cuts to areas such as road repairs, youth services and community centres.

“Experience tell us that it is residents who know where money should be spent in their communities’ not council officers sitting at their desks.

“We will give communities the money to spend locally – be it on more salt bins or new facilities in parks.

“Our plans would also begin to curb Labour’s reckless borrowing which has seen interest payments increase by 50 per cent since 2011, and debt charges climb by over £1m a year.”