Newtown residents could soon by winning cash from a Powys County Council lottery.
While all focus has been on the council's budget and
The council will be the first local authority in
The draw will be weekly with a jackpot of £25,000 for a matching sequence of six numbers, other prizes being £2,000, £250, £25 or three free tickets.
But their online announcement was met by criticism with several people asking if it was a “joke” or a “wind-up”. Others are
Nevertheless, PCC believes local people will back the lottery.
Councillor Rosemarie Harris, Leader of Powys County Council said: “With our budgets under increasing pressure from central government cuts, and local good causes also needing a boost, the Powys Lotto provides a great opportunity to help local good causes to raise additional money.
"We are committed to continuing our support to local community groups but this will be a way of spreading the benefit to many more groups.”
There are two parts to the Powys Lotto. Powys good causes will be able to set up their own lottery
A further 10p in every pound will go into a general Powys Lotto good causes fund, with the remainder being put towards prizes, operating costs and VAT.
Players who do not wish to support a specific cause can still take part in the Powys Lotto, with 60p of their ticket price going into the general Powys Lotto good causes fund, which will be distributed by the council.
It will be launched at
To attend the launch please register at http://bit.ly/powyslotto or email greg.thomas2@powys.gov.uk.
Regular updates on the progress of Powys Lotto will be posted on the Powys County Council website, Facebook, and Twitter.