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Residents have a right to know

February 22, 2010 7:35 AM
By Trudy Dean, Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition, Kent County Council in Letter to the Editor
Originally published by Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council

It is understandable that KCC is concerned about the leak of a confidential document concerning a top officer's pay to the KM. However, I agree with the view of Caroline Spelman's Tory spokesman on Local Government who said this week that "Residents have a right to know how their council tax is being spent".

So I am bound to ask why it was secret in the first place. As a Conservative led authority does KCC not agree with Ms Spelman? Or is this just a policy for consumption of voters prior to the General Election?

I think we should know.

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