Cllr Philippa Roe unveils the Conservative budget for Westminster

"Your local Conservative Councillors voted on the budget for Westminster on Wednesday night.

In voting for this budget we have helped to keep your hard earned money in your pocket by freezing council tax for the seventh year in a row. We are freezing council tax for the next two years and ensuring that Westminster has the lowest council tax in the country.

The budget does far more than this. It will underpin our shared commitment to making Westminster a Better City and creating Better Lives for you and your family.

This budget will invest over £15 million in building schemes and council sports facilities.

The budget set out our ambitions to create the first of over 1,000 new jobs through our flagship Housing Renewal programme. We will deliver employment and skills opportunities for residents.

We will retain our tough approach to crime and anti-social behaviour. We will continue our work to reduce gang violence, which blights too many of our communities.

We have made sure that money and time goes into creating a cleaner, safer London, both for residents who live here and the millions of people who come to visit our great city.

We will ensure that there is a position available in education, employment or training for every young person who has completed their GCSEs.

This budget is forward-thinking and ambitious, for a vibrant Westminster still facing challenging times ahead.
Look out for more information later this spring, when we will share our Conservative manifesto for Westminster."

Leader of Westminster Council Councillor Philippa Roe

Budget highlights:

  • Freezing Council Tax for the next two years, keeping your hard earned money in your pocket
  • 2,000 apprenticeships for young people and over 300 residents into employment through the Workplace Coordinators programme
  • Partnership with Sir Simon Milton Foundation to deliver a new University Technical College
  • Regenerating Ebury Bridge Estate, Church Street, Westbourne Green and Paddington Green
  • Free care opportunities doubled and the recruitment of 20 new foster carers for our most vulnerable residents
  • 1,142 extra affordable homes over the past five years and 1,000 new jobs through housing renewal
  • Investing in roads and pavements so that residents and visitors to our great city enjoy all that Westminster has to offer