SOUTH Cheshire MP Edward Timpson this week demanded Gordon Brown stop dragging his feet over a new law.
The change would compel the Government to tell people how much taxpayers’ money is spent in Crewe and Nantwich, and in every other part of the country.
The new law, called the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, was passed by Parliament with wide cross-community support.
It aims to give local people the power to decide how their cash is spent in their area.
It requires a regular breakdown of spending by central government departments and quangos in new ‘Local Spending Reports’.
Mr Timpson said: “It’s time for the Government to show us the money and tell Crewe and Nantwich residents how much of their money is actually spent in our area.
“At the moment unelected quangocrats spend almost £4,000 a year per household in Crewe and Nantwich.
"Local people deserve far greater say in how their money is spent.”
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