Budget Consultation 2009-10

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Consultation details

What are your priorities for 2009-10?

Every year Thanet District Council has to decide how to allocate council tax to fund a number of council services, and to make improvements to the service it provides to residents.

In order to fund these improvements the Council also has to decide how to make savings.

This is particularly important given the current financial climate with unsettled banking, national recession and the global credit crunch all having an effect on the council’s spending.

It is more important than ever that the Council reviews the services it delivers and the way that it delivers them so that its limited resources are used to maximum effect for local residents.

The council's commitments

The council have to balance the budget whilst ensuring that it:

• Provides statutory services for its residents
• Meets the corporate priorities as set out in the 2007-2011 Corporate Plan
• Maintains a balanced General Fund - income from fees and charges, Council Tax and Government and other grants must be sufficient to meet all expenditure.
• Keeps council tax increases as low as possible (preferably below 4.5%)
• Engages with residents to help shape the financial decisions it needs to make
• Minimises the impact on the general public and business communities from charges levied by the Council as set out within its approved fees and charges.

Have your say

We want to know what your priorities are for next year. 

Complete our budget survey to help shape council spending and to identify what you believe should be a priority for the council during 2009-10.

• Complete our online survey
• Pick up a copy from any of the council offices or local libraries
• Request your copy by e-mailing hannah.thorpe@thanet.gov.uk or call 01843 577120

Please ensure that all surveys are returned by no later than Monday 19 January 2009.

Communications

Email:

hannah.thorpe@
thanet.gov.uk

Phone:

01843 577120