Throughout September Babergh is asking Parish Councils to help the council to set its budget for the year to March 2013. Councillors will be asked, among other things, what services are of most importance to them, and also for ideas about how we could deliver services differently/more efficiently.
The exercise is necessary because, even though significant cost savings will be achieved by the integration of many of our services with those of Mid Suffolk District Council, there is still some way to go in balancing the books.
This is due to the fact that our Government grant is being cut by something like 26% over the next two years. In addition inflation is running at a relatively high level at present.
Frank Lawrenson and I will be giving a short presentation to Parish Councils in September which it is hoped will give them information to help them to help us!
Frank will be at Great Waldingfield Parish Council Meeting on 12th September and at Little Waldingfield on 20th September. I will be at Chilton on Tuesday 6th September and at Acton on 12th September.
Members of the public are welcome to all Parish Council meetings, so come along if you want to know more, or to have your say.
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