How the budget is set
The budget is approved by the full council’s 39 elected councillors. Before decisions are made, residents and businesses can share their views through a public consultation, helping to shape the final budget proposals. The budget year starts 1 April - 31 March.
Previous budgets
Want to see how the council has managed its finances in past years?
Here’s a quick look:
- 2025-26: approved on 12 February 2025
- 2024–25: approved on 21 February 2024
- 2023–24: approved on 21 February 2023
- 2022–23: approved on 22 February 2022
- 2021–22: approved on 23 February 2021
- 2020–21: approved on 25 February 2020
- 2019–20: approved on 29 February 2019
- 2018–19: approved on 20 February 2018
- 2017–18: approved on 21 February 2017
- 2016–17: approved on 23 February 2016
- 2015–16: approved on 17 February 2015
- 2014–15: approved on 18 February 2014
- 2013–14: approved on 19 February 2013
- 2012–13: approved on 21 February 2012
Long-term planning
The Four-Year Financial Sustainability Plan (2017–2021) was agreed in September 2016. It laid out how the council aimed to manage its finances responsibly over several years.
