Green City budget proposals rejected
Green proposals to provide an extra £2m for spending on homelessness and inequality in Oxford were tonight voted down by Labour and LibDems at the annual Council budget setting meeting.
Read moreGreens propose an extra £2m to tackle homelessness and inequality in the City
This evening (18th February), Oxford City Council will be setting its annual budget against a backdrop of rising inequality in the City and a housing crisis fuelled by ever increasing rents and rising house prices. Oxford officially has the least affordable housing in the country.
As the Government continues to cut the support given to local Councils, the Greens have sought to resist austerity with a bold budget which directs an additional £2m into frontline services targeted at the most vulnerable City residents.
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