Budget Consultation 2023/2024

Message forwarded to Town & Parish Councils and Parish Meetings, on behalf of Shropshire Council

As you may be aware, the council’s budget proposals are now out for public consultation.

We’re asking for the public’s views on our budget plans which seek to make more than £50 million of savings from the Council’s budget and to bring this into balance.

Most of the savings proposed will come through a transformation and efficiency programme that will save £50.6 million in the next year, while reducing costs and protecting services as far as possible particularly those for the most vulnerable.

Ongoing impacts of COVID and broader economic conditions, particularly the effects of inflation and rising energy costs, are at the root of the budget challenge facing the council, with inflation alone having a £43 million impact on the council.

The online survey through which people can give views on the proposals is at Budget consultation 2023/2024 | Shropshire Council

The consultation is open until 30 January 2023.

Feedback from this will then inform the final budget proposals, along with consideration of any alternative budget proposals, which will come back to the council in March.

For anyone who’d like the survey questions in an alternative format, please email TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk or call 0345 678 9077.

Please take some time to complete the consultation and have your say.