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We want to hear your views

One of the ways in which we can inform the budget for 2026/27 is to listen carefully to those who use and pay for our services. 

As such, we would like to hear your views on the following:

• your opinion on reductions in spending across our different service areas
• your suggestions for how to make further savings, efficiencies, and increase income
• your views on Council Tax options

To have your say please fill in the short survey below before the closing date of 1 November 2025.

To help you complete the questionnaire we have put together a Budget Consultation Document that provides information on:

• this year’s budget
• how we are funded
• what we spend our money on
• how our service costs have increased
• our budget challenge

We recommend you read the document in full before attempting to fill in the questionnaire:

• Budget consultation document (PDF)

Reason for the consultation

We are required to set an annual budget to determine how much money will be spent on services.

All councils continue to face the challenge of significant spending demands and cost increases. This pressure is seen largely in adults and children’s social care and home to school transport, alongside providing all the other services which are essential to residents and businesses of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ.

We need to manage this within the funding available, which mainly comes from Council Tax, Business Rates and Government Grants. This requires tough choices regarding our priorities for the future.