Oslo has received its first civic budget in eight years. Høyre, Venstre, Frp and KrF secured a majority in the city council on Wednesday. For the first time, Oslo will spend over NOK 100 billion. Much is fixed Most of what Raymond Johansen’s red-green city council proposed in September is fixed. After three weeks in the city council offices, the Conservatives and Liberals presented their supplementary budget on 16 November. There they had managed to move NOK 1.8 billion. The main points from there have now been adopted: Cuts in the property tax on housing by increasing the minimum tax deduction and lowering the alcohol consumption rate NOK 105 million extra distributed among all schools No money for free school meals in secondary and upper secondary schools. More man-years in the school health service NOK 150 cheaper monthly card from 1 September. Cut the allocation for other ticket discounts. Free residents’ parking in the outer city NOK 100 million more for road maintenance Settlement ready on Tuesday Since the budget proposal was presented, the Conservatives and the Liberals have negotiated support from the Frp and KrF. KrF came into place last week. More for the elderly and even more for asphalt meant that the FRP also fell into the fold on Tuesday evening. The budget settlement means, among other things, the following: NOK 82 million purchase of nursing home places in the districts NOK 15 million for welfare technology for older Pink buses in Stovner and Grorud A further NOK 80 million for road maintenance Rehabilitation of four artificial grass pitches: Trasop, Grefsen, Muselunden 1 and 2 5 million kroner to Oslo Sports Circle to increase head support More support for organizations that help vulnerable groups and distribute food: Salvation Army, Fontenehuset, Fattighuset and Evangeliesenteret. – Better private finances – We have achieved clear priorities in the budget that is adopted today, said city council leader Eirik Lae Solberg (H) in the budget debate. – We are greatly strengthening the school. We are strengthening the school health service at a time when many children and young people struggle with psychological challenges. And we are taking the first important steps to improve people’s private finances, he said. Eirik Lae Solberg highlighted cheaper monthly cards and the cuts in property tax. – Rather strengthen welfare Cutting property tax is the wrong use of money, said the Labor Party’s group leader Marthe Scharning Lund. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION: Marthe Scharning Lund. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen – The Solberg city council could use the increased room for action to strengthen welfare at a time when many in our city are struggling. – They have chosen to spend it on tax cuts for those of us who live in the most expensive homes, she said. The parties on the left were also critical of cheaper monthly cards being partly financed by cutting other discounts. The travel scheme will be evaluated in April. Many fear that Reis will fail and that the single tickets will thus become more expensive. Welfare cuts in the districts? What the budget means for Oslo’s districts is still unclear. The districts have, among other things, responsibility for care for the elderly, child and youth initiatives and kindergartens. In the city council’s proposal, it was planned to cut over NOK 150 million. Several districts are therefore planning cuts in welfare. Elderly centers are proposed to be closed, and leisure clubs may have shorter opening hours. In the budget settlement, the cut is reduced by more than 80 million. Although the FRP wants to spend it on nursing home places, the money is not earmarked. Thus, the districts can choose to use some of the money on other things, news is informed by several parties.
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The city council adopted the Oslo budget for 2024 – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
