Before resorting to an FOI request, we asked council press officers the following questions:
Can you please provide us with answers to the following queries that relate to your council’s recently approved budget for 2021/22:
- What is the council’s net revenue budget requirement for 2021/22?
- Does the council budget plan to make savings in service delivery in 2021/22 as part of its revenue budget?
- Has the authority risen council tax this year and if so by what per cent?
- What was the average annual council tax bill for a band D property in 2020/21? And what is the average band D property bill in 2021/22?
- Referring to the council’s medium-term financial plan, does the council predict a shortfall in funding for the year 23/24? If so, what is the council’s current predicted cumulative shortfall for 23/24 (£)?
- Does the council budget include a plan to use reserves to balance the revenue budget in 2021/22? If so, how much (£)?