It's the last day to have your say on Rutland County Council's budget for the forthcoming year, with increased costs of over £4m to provide the same level of service.
The government also withdrew an expected grant of £1.5m late last year, which helped rural areas. Council tax is set to rise by the maximum allowed at 4.99%, including a 2 percent precept for adult social care. Deputy Leader at Rutland County Council, Councillor Andrew Johnson, says although just over half of their income is already allocated, there is a chance for residents to influence the discretionary spend:
"If people can read parts of the budget and comment where they want to on the numbers, but it's not so much about the numbers, it's about where people want us to put priorities. We have only got a certain amount of money. We are obliged to put the right level of money to things like social care, but we do have some discretionary spend, and that includes areas like transport, public realm, as it's called, highways, and that sort of thing. And so people can influence where our focus goes."
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