South Gloucestershire residents, council tax and business rate payers are being invited to have their say on the council’s budget and council tax for 2021/22.
The council expects to spend in the region of £689 million in the next financial year on areas including schools, refuse collection, street cleaning, planning, social care and road maintenance. While this is an outline budget at this stage, based on a series of assumptions about available funding, demand for services and other factors, each year the public are encouraged to comment on the council’s priorities and council tax levels for the coming year.
The council is proposing to repeat last year’s council tax increase of 1.99 per cent to help cover increased costs in providing services. It is anticipated that these changes will mean an increase of approximately £61.78 per year in overall council tax bills (equivalent to £5.13 per month) for a Band D household.
Please visit www.southglos.gov.uk/budget to complete or download a consultation questionnaire, and have your say. The deadline for responses is Sunday 3rd January 2021.