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Great Tapestry of Scotland move fails as Borders budget approved | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A late bid to halt funding for a permanent home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland has failed as Scottish Borders Council agreed its budget. | |
Conservative councillors hoped to block that element of the ruling SNP/Lib-Dem/Independent administration's plans. | |
That move failed and the spending proposals were approved. | |
Council leader David Parker said the budget would allow the authority to be "efficient, flexible and streamlined" in its ways of working. | |
However, he stressed that it would also protect the authority's existing workforce, as well as residents and their families, during a "particularly difficult financial climate". | |
Increased investment in roads was agreed due to an amendment proposed by the administration. | |
Flood protection spending and a council tax freeze were also agreed. | |
The council stressed that plans to reduce staff spending meant 130 posts - not employees - could be lost. | |
It said the actual number of posts was likely to be "far lower" and the impact on the existing staff of about 4,500 was likely to be "minimal". | |
The administration outlined all its other spending priorities last week before the budget meeting. | |
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