Nottingham City Council Budget £20m Cuts Protest

5 March 2012 
Meeting 12:30 in the Market Square, people gathered to protest Nottingham City Council plan to shave yet another £20m of the budget for thier provision of public services.

Nottingham City Council met to agree its budget for 2012-13. The council is planning £20m of cuts among the proposals which were discussed:
increase council tax by 3.49%
encourage staff to volunteer to reduce their hours from 37 to 35 hours a week
realign management and cut 195 jobs

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