Businesses are invited to have say on ECC 2023/24 budget
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The growing UK financial crisis is impacting every household and business budget, and Essex County Council is no exception. The cost of materials and services in highways and social care alone, have soared.
Against this difficult fiscal backdrop, Essex County Council is in the process of setting its own budget and is inviting businesses and residents to give their feedback on how public money should be spent in the coming financial year.
A new public consultation on the ECC budget for 2023/24 has launched this week.
The consultation is now open, and due to close on Monday 28 November- you can take part in the consultation here.
Next year, the County Council plans to spend over £2bn, more than half of which will be spent on adult and children’s social care alone.
This includes funding for essential services such as social care, investment in the county’s roads, infrastructure, libraries, school buildings and future growth.
While £2bn is a significant amount, like other local authorities across the country, the Council will need to make difficult decisions about where to invest and where to make savings.
This is due to overlapping factors, including the significant impacts of inflation at a 40-year high, an unprecedented increase in the cost of living, the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing numbers of Essex residents needing different council services.