DEFRA Cuts

[Rich_S]

So...............what does the panel think will happen to our Licence Fees in the near future?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7099469.stm

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Rich

 

[lyc]

"The waterways community now faces a £5 million known budget deficit, a 33% or more licence increase, a trebling of fuel costs, 200 plus waterway job cuts, indeterminate maintenance cuts and now more budgetary cuts of an unknown nature”.


John Fletcher IWA national chairman, “Waterway users are justifiably angry, and need to show their concern now by writing to their MP and raising the alarm before it is too late. IWA will, in addition, be seeking an urgent meeting with the minister to discuss the possibility of an application for funding from the Contingency Fund”.

News Story HERE

 

[halcyon]

Where do you think HMG will find the £25 billion for Northern Rock's long term finance.

Funny how Mr Brown can find a way round EU rules to allow long term funding to Northern Rock, but has no way round red diesel issue for you or me.

Brian

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

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Where do you think HMG will find the £25 billion for Northern Rock's long term finance.

Funny how Mr Brown can find a way round EU rules to allow long term funding to Northern Rock, but has no way round red diesel issue for you or me.

Brian

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Plenty of labour voters with NR?

Odd really, many of the narrowboaters I know in the Midlands are also lifelong Labour supporters.

 

[oldgit]

They might all come fom the Midlands,but they are all blimming down here. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[boatone]

That was taken on a good day.....a couple of cruisers managed to get in !!!

 

[JamesFrance]

If you click on 'Les Tarifs Plaisance' on this website you can see what it would cost to license a boat on the French waterways.

http://www.vnf.fr/vnf/content.vnf?action=content&occ_id=4557&son_id=30112

We gave up the UK canals because the cost became more than the value received and that was 5 years ago now.