City of Glasgow Council sets budget plans

Image caption, Glasgow said its budget would protect education and social work

Glasgow City Council has passed a budget which is says will invest in schools, social care and roads over the next two years.

Councillors approved the plans which include an 拢80m investment in primary schools, 拢11m for child care and a commitment for two new care homes.

The council said it had to make more than 拢70m in savings but could still invest due to "prudent stewardship".

The council leader has talked of the "severe pressure" put on its finances.

Gordon Matheson said: "Our budgets are under huge pressure; but we can't afford to let that limit our ambition and our commitment to communities.

"We are focusing on our priorities, which we share with our fellow Glaswegians - investing in education and in care, in jobs and in roads and transport."