‘Cash-Strapped’ Labour-Run Council Splashes £163,000 on Room Booking Services – Guido Fawkes

‘Cash-Strapped’ Labour-Run Council Splashes £163,000 on Room Booking Services

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While a record-breaking 3,906 council bureaucrats pocketed over £100,000 each in total remuneration last year, taxpayers are being squeezed with 5% council tax hikes as councils cry about financial black holes. UK DOGE has been offering tips on how these ‘cash-strapped’ councils might save money instead of shaking down residents to plug the gap…

UK DOGE’s The Waste Files’ research has found that Labour-run Coventry City Council has splashed out on a staggering £162,941 contract for “room booking service.” The lucky contractor, Matrix Booking, has landed the job of scheduling meeting rooms for the next four years. Because council staff can’t summon the strength to manage their own calendars…

For that you could:

• Fill 2,263 potholes.
• Buy 135 hospital beds.
• Buy 2,361 140-litre council bins.

In February Coventry council bagged another government handout after wailing about empty coffers and threatening to slash services. The council taxpayer may have a view on which should be prioritised. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…