10th February 2026
Oxfordshire's Liberal Democrat administration is investing in the key local services that support Oxfordshire residents, despite the Government's plan to cut funding for Oxfordshire by £24.1 million over the next three years.
The County Council budget which was passed today increases investment in:
• Adult Social Care
• Support for vulnerable children
• The Fire & Rescue Service
• Road gully clearance and repair
• Library expansions and refurbishments
Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader of the County Council, said:
"Due to strong financial management and making savings in how we run the council, we are able to continue to invest in crucial front-line service, despite the substantial cuts in funding from the Labour government.
Cllr Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, said:
"We face a significant financial challenge unless we can persuade the government to drop their plan to cut funding to Oxfordshire by £24.1 million.
"We will do everything we can to find further genuine savings from how we run things to safeguard the services our residents rely on and to invest in the services that support the most vulnerable in our communities."
Oxfordshire's five Liberal Democrats MPs, Freddie van Mierlo, Layla Moran, Calum Miller, Olly Glover and Charlie Maynard, launched a petition against the cut earlier this week, saying:
"The Government is planning to cut funding to OCC by £24.1 million over the next three years. That figure is not abstract. It is equivalent to the cost of running the county's entire library service, the full annual expenditure of one of Oxfordshire's district councils or 70% of the entire Highways Maintenance grant for the county.
Local residents can support the petition at:
