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COUNCIL SERVICES THREATENED BY CREDIT CRUNCH

October 8, 2008 6:03 PM
Originally published by Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

Credit CardIt has been revealed that Hertfordshire County Council has invested £17 million in Icelandic Bank Landsbanki and Heritable.

In view of the credit crunch it is currently unclear whether the council will be able to recover any of the sums invested.

Liberal Democrat Leader Chris White commented: 'This is rather grave news. The amount involved is 7% of the adult care budget. And who knows which other banks are fundamentally in trouble?'

Chris is calling for the deposits of institutions, including councils and charities, to be protected alongside personal deposits. 'It is clear that there needs to be a guarantee for individual people's savings. But council services are can be just as vital to many members of our community.'

He added: 'I believe the county council is working with advisors to minimise the loss. We will give them every political support in this.'

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