Issue - meetings

To report the results of the recent 2025/26 budget consultation exercise. This is in accordance with all of the Council’s Corporate Priorities.

Cabinet noted the results of the 2025/26 budget consultation exercise that took place during October and November 2024. Local people had been asked for their preferred approach to balancing the Council’s budget and to provide an indication as to which service they thought should have their funding increased, decreased, or remain the same. A total of 1,290 responded to the survey. This was a slight decrease from the previous year.