Torbay Council

Council Budget

Torbay Council along with all local authorities, is entering the second year of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review.
For local government this means a reduction of 28% in Government funding over the next four years. The Government has only announced detailed figures for the next two years. For Torbay Council this means a cut of up to £11 million from next year's budget.
On Thursday 8 December the Mayor made his budget proposals to Council.  Details of the proposals can be found on the Budget Proposals 2012/13 page. These describe the first draft of the budget, consultation continues until the Overview and Scrutiny meeting in January.
The process for the budget consultation is as follows. On 6 October the council published its proposals for savings. These will detail where the council is considering increasing income, finding further efficiencies and varying or reducing services, as well as the services the council is hoping to support and maintain.
The council will be consulting on these proposals over the next three months before final decisions are made. Members of the public will have the opportunity to respond in a number of ways which will be publicised on an ongoing basis as the consultation progresses; in person; at public meetings and caravan events; by completing the budget questionnaire and posting it; or responding online.
As well as being available on the Torbay Council website , the budget questionnaires will also be available from libraries and Connections offices. If residents do not wish to fill in the formal questionnaire, ideas and comments on the budget can also be sent to consultation@torbay.gov.uk.

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