Share your view on the 2.99% council tax increase

People in Rutland are being encouraged to have their say on the council's spending plans and Council Tax proposals for the year.

The draft budget see's council tax increase by 2-point-99 per cent, with the local authority using £2.6 million pounds in reserves.

If approved, the average increase for a Band D property would be £1.02 per week.

Councillor Gordon Brown, Cabinet Member for Finance at Rutland County Council, said:

“Time is running out for our residents to share their views on the latest draft budget, so we are urging everyone to visit our website to share their views. This is arguably one of the most important budgets we have produced in many years and the Council is an extremely difficult position due to the lack of central Government funding.

“Obviously, we cannot continue to use reserves to balance our budget, therefore during the next few months Councillors and Officers will review the services that the Council provides to understand how we can reduce costs. “

Rutland County Council’s draft budget for 2021/22 confirms that the Council needs to spend £41.5million over the next 12 months to maintain local services for residents.

This is the total yearly cost of everything from road maintenance and bin collections to library services, fostering and adoption, bus travel, school transport and care for older people.

Key spending areas within the 2021/22 draft budget include:

● £13.8million for adult social care services.

● £6.3million for Social Care services that support and protect vulnerable children, young people, their families and young carers.

● £3.2million to pay for the collection of all household and commercial waste.

● £1.4million to maintain all roads, car parks, footpaths, bridges and street lighting in the County, together with the cost of winter gritting, traffic management and road safety

● £1.09million for public transport, including subsidising local buses and free travel for residents of pensionable age

● £2.05million to provide free school transport for children, as well as travel assistance for people with special educational needs and disabilities

● £1.8million for public protection and the environment, including street cleaning and grounds maintenance services, along with work linked to trading standards, licensing and crime and disorder

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