Mayor of Greater Manchester responds to Budget

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has issued a statement responding to the Budget delivered today (30 October): 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said: 

"This is the first Budget since the 1980s to get serious about the epic scale of the UK’s housing crisis. We wholeheartedly support the Government’s drive to tackle it with a new generation of council and social homes and are ready to deliver at least 10,000 in this Parliament. 

"We believe this, alongside other measures in the Budget, will begin to ease the financial pressure on our councils and we are grateful to the Government for listening to our concerns on this.

"Most significantly, we thank the Chancellor for the huge vote of confidence in devolution in Greater Manchester by confirming the move to a new funding relationship with Whitehall in the form of an integrated settlement from next April. This will mean we can now go further and faster, accelerating the growth we are seeing in our economy and the improvements we are making in the lives of our residents."

Article Published: 30/10/2024 19:39 PM