Life’s been tough for lots of people over the past few years. And it’s still tough. But the people of Merton are rising to the challenge. But, now more than ever, it's time for a fair deal.
The Liberal Democrat Group on Merton Council put forward reasonable, costed proposals that reflect conversations we have with residents across Merton and which would enhance the budget Merton Council has put forward.
The Council’s proposed budget can be found on Merton Council’s website.
We believe the Council’s budget fails to meet the standard of a fair deal and therefore in our budget amendments we focused on three focus areas:
Progress towards our ambition for an open, competent and caring council.
With this in mind, we proposed a series of amendments to the Council budget (the full text of our amendments can be found on the Merton Council website) to bring fairness across our focus areas.