A leading Norwich politician has welcomed support to assist charities through the recession but has called for help to go “even further”.Antony Little, Conservative Parliamentary spokesman for Norwich South, made his comments as a £40m package to help the voluntary sector was announced by the Government.
Mr Little, who is also a Bowthorpe ward councillor, said: “Like so many businesses in the UK, charities are suffering hard from the credit crunch. Their incomes are falling due to interest rates and declining donations, and this has been compounded by the fallout from the Icelandic banking collapse. I warmly welcome any support to help the voluntary sector help those in need.
“Yet this comes at a time when the Government is slashing funding to the Citizens Advice Bureau by crudely restructuring the way that legal advice is provided to local communities. It seems that what the Government gives with one hand, it takes away with another. The Government’s talk about helping charities needs to be matched by action and must go even further.”
