Economy
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Cost of living crisis is hammering families in Stroud District, we need an emergency budget
The cost of living crisis is hammering families in Stroud District, we need an emergency budget. Inflation is now at 9% – a 40 year high https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61483175 Families in Stroud District are being hammered by the cost of living crisis – but this Conservative government is not just standing by, it’s making things worse with […]
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“A budget of partnership and collaboration: my speech to Council”
I am proud to be presenting my fifth budget as leader of this council. As we come into the tenth year of the cooperative alliance of Labour and Cooperative, Green and Liberal Democrat, we have kept the council’s finances in good order. We have gained extra funding as we deliver on an election promise of […]