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Denbighshire County Council has expressed its concerns about the escalating costs of fuel and energy and has called for action from the UK government and the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Council says its budget for 2007/09 included an assumption that energy and transport costs would increase by £822k or 14% but that latest projections suggest costs will increase by an additional £425k that is not included in the budget, and that these increases far exceed the 2.3% increase in revenue support grant provided by the Welsh Assembly Government for 2008/09.
Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill, Cabinet Lead for Finance submitted a Notice of Motion that was agreed by Council this morning (Tuesday).  He said: “The Council is calling on the UK government to act decisively to protect the interests of families, public services and industry by introducing a Fuel Duty Regulator which will use the increasing revenues from VAT to fund a reduction in fuel duty levels and would help reduce costs for consumers.
“We are also calling on the Welsh Assembly Government to create a transparent element within future local government settlements to show how the Assembly Government is funding fuel and energy price increases”.
The Council will be lobbying all Denbighshire MPs and AMs on this issue.