Balanced budget for council

Parramatta City Council’s draft 2008-09 Management Plan contains a balanced budget which delivers a project budget of $30 million and a services budget if $121 million. Council said to achieve this it sought further productivity savings of $1,050,000 from its services and fleet budgets. Council will reduce expenditure of the Lord Mayor's Christmas Party by $22,000 and catering for staff by $10,000.