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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council approves budget for upcoming year with council tax to rise by 10p per week




Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has approved its budget for the next financial year.

At a meeting last Thursday (February 22), councillors approved the budget which sets out how the council will fund its services from April.

Key pledges as part of the approved budget include additional teams to keep the borough’s streets and open spaces clean and well-maintained, a programme of improvements for the borough’s parks and play areas and additional resource to drive forward the delivery of much-needed affordable housing to tackle the borough’s growing housing register.

At the meeting councillors also agreed the capital budget for the next year which will see over £36 million spent on projects such as improvements to sports, leisure and community facilities and action to become a net zero borough by 2030.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Civic Offices
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Civic Offices

The council’s co-leader Gavin James said: “We have listened to what residents have told us by investing more money to improve the services that matter most to them, such as keeping our streets and open spaces clean and well-maintained, and ambitious projects such as delivering a brand-new water and leisure complex.

“Our focus is not only to deliver for our residents now but also to leave a legacy of financial stability to ensure that others can continue to invest in making the borough a great place to live.”

To help fund the budget for the next year, an average 10p per week council tax increase will bring the borough’s part of the council tax to £141.42 a year for the average household.

Alongside this, charges for additional services the council provides, such as car parking, will increase by an average of three per cent to reflect the rising costs to deliver these services.

However, the cost of bulky waste collections and replacement waste bins will be frozen for the next year.



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