Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

Slight reductions in government funding to Wiltshire Council.

As part of the reduction in government spending, cuts have been announced for Wiltshire. These amount to 0.7% of the money allocated to the county under the previous government.

There are also reductions in the amounts which are ring-fenced for specific cost areas such as schools.

The figures of the main grants for this financial year are:

Indicative Schools Grant - £251,902,000.

Sure Start, £10,473,000.

School Development Grant, £13,193,000.

Formula Grant, £102,442,000.

The total, including other smaller grants, is £407,152,000.

The total reduction now required is £2,713,000. In addition, there is also a reduction of £1.47million in the capital budget allocation.

There is no change to police or fire grants.