A Conservative councillor has insisted the party is providing value for money in Burntwood.
A meeting of Burntwood Town Council saw Labour criticise the ruling Tory group’s budget for the coming year.
They had criticised the amount of spending on activities which could be organised and run by local community groups.
But Cllr Natasha Pullen said spending on the Burntwood Wakes showed that the Conservatives could be trusted to make sure the books were balanced.
“In 2014, Labour overspent on the Burntwood Wakes,” she said. “We kept with the £20,000 budget in 2015.
“We’ve also tried to spread the finance more evenly, unlike the Labour administration which had to recover costs through insurance when the event was rained off.
“This shows we have spent our money more wisely.”
Former council leader Di Evans hit back at the criticism though, suggesting Labour had given the Conservative group the opportunity to balance the books.
“The overspend Cllr Pullen talks about was actually covered by sponsorship,” Cllr Evans said.
“It was the Labour administration which decided to change the Burntwood Wakes to the way it is now.”
