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Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
2026/27 revenue budget: council tax consultation
The Cabinet agreed to consult on a 3.5% council tax increase for 2026/27, having considered the Integrated Impact Assessment (a document that looks at how proposals affect different groups). It also agreed a three-week consultation closing on Friday 6 February 2026. The decision took effect at once, because the relevant Scrutiny Chair (the councillor who leads the committee that checks Cabinet decisions) supported it.
Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Revenue Budget Proposals 2026/2027
Following scrutiny, the report was noted.
Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
2026/27 budget and council tax rise
Cabinet approved the revenue budget in appendix 5 of the report. It recommended to the full Council a 3.5% rise in council tax, giving a Band D equivalent of £2,072.88 for 2026/27.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
2026/27 revenue budget and council tax rise
Council approved the revenue budget for 2026/27 as set out in appendix 5 of the report. It also approved a 3.5% council tax rise, which sets the Band D equivalent (the standard reference band) at £2,072.88.
Items are linked when their titles share most of their words and they fall within 18 months of each other. Councils don't number reports across meetings, so a few links may be wrong, and a step may be missing if its title changed a lot. Each step links to the meeting, where the council's own papers are.