Patrick Myers

The situation in Ukraine reminds us that the United Kingdom’s security and ability to be a force for good in the world is in large part because of the strength of the economy.

The Labour-led Council has passed the 2022/23 Budget with only the Conservatives councillors voting against it. The eye-watering  budget is set to see residents Council Tax rise by 3.73%, up nearly 20% since Labour took control in 2018.

As the UK economy continues its recovery from the pandemic, the Conservative Government have stepped in to confront the global inflationary pressures caused by the world economy coming swiftly back to life.

Trafford Conservatives have welcomed two good news stories for Trafford families this winter.

The news that the Government has given £9,208,322 through the Additional Restrictions Grant Scheme to support Trafford businesses to recover from the Covid-19 lockdowns has been welcomed by local Conservatives.

Trafford Conservatives have welcomed the allocation of £1.458m to the borough as part of the Government’s £421m Housing Support Fund.

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Spending Review commits to billions of pounds to help tackle coronavirus next year, including £18 billion to fund our programmes on community testing, test and trace, PPE and vaccines.

Trafford to benefit from extra £2.23m in funding announced by the Government

Councils have received £6.4 billion in additional direct support since April

Trafford has been provided with £23.69m in extra funding since the pandemic began

6,128 Bounce Back Loans worth £187,864,189 have been offered under the Bounce Back Loans Scheme in the three parliamentary constituencies covering Trafford