Budget Consultation Survey 2026/2027

Every year the Council must set a balanced budget. We do this by assessing what changes we need to make to last year’s budget based on our future and other expected changes to our income or expenditure. The new budget will be presented to local Councillors for approval in February 2026.

Before this, we are inviting residents, tenants, businesses and local organisations to comment on our draft budget proposals. The results will be fed back to the elected Councillors who are responsible for setting the budget, for them to consider before the budget is approved. 

The Council’s finances are split into two:

  • The General Fund covers everything else we do, from collecting waste to promoting tourism in our district, and is funded primarily by the council tax we receive from residents and business rates we receive from businesses.
  • The Housing Revenue Account is set up specifically for the landlord service that we provide and shows how we spend the money we receive from our tenants through rent.

This survey focuses on the General Fund, but if you answer ‘yes’ to the ‘Do you live in a property owned by the council’ question, you will be asked further questions about the Housing Revenue Account.

If you have the time, please do spare a few moments to participate in our survey. Your feedback and comments are much appreciated.

Please click the link to complete the survey.

The survey will close on Friday 16 January 2026.

To view the full budget proposal report that went to the Finance and Management Committee Meeting on Thursday 20 November 2025, please click here to review the documents. Head to agenda item 11 within the document pack. 

Click to view our Acccesibility Statement.