Budget Consultation 2012/13

The council needs to reduce its spending as part of the national effort to balance the public finances.

Last year we sought your views on the savings the county council has to make, on where savings can be made and what we should do about council tax rates. Over 5,000 residents gave us their thoughts.

However, despite careful management of our finances, the scale of the latest national changes and uncertainties means we have to look again at the council’s budget plans.

Our budget plans for this year reflect what you told us last year, and have been amended to take into account extra budget pressures that have arisen over the last 12 months. Earlier this month, we asked for comments on the refreshed budget proposals. The consultation period for the draft budget proposals has now closed, and the results are available to download here:

Budget Consultation - Head Line results (PDF 202kb)

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