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BBC News
26-02-2025
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Councils in Cambridgeshire confirm council tax plans
Councillors at two authorities have approved council tax plans for the next financial year. East Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed to freeze its share of council tax for the 12th year, something its leader, Conservative Anna Bailey, said she was "very proud" residents will still see an increase in their payments as other authorities in the county have increased their share of the bill, according to the Local Democracy Reporting living in a Band D property will continue to pay the district council £142.14 a year. Bailey said the council had "yet again managed to show a balanced budget for the next two years with no cuts" and highlighted plans to keep free car parking in the town published by the authority said a budget gap of £5.2m was still forecast in 2027/ Cambridgeshire District Council, meanwhile, has agreed to increase its share of council tax by 2.99%.This means a Band D household will pay £175.40 to the district council a year, an increase of £5.09. The authority has also agreed to increase council house rents by 2.7%.John Williams, Liberal Democrat cabinet member for resources, told a meeting on Tuesday: "The rents our tenants pay not only pay for repairs and maintenance of homes, but also for our capital programme to build more council houses."In that context we really had no choice but to put council rents up." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
27-01-2025
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Consultation on Cambridgeshire council's four-day working week
People can have their say on how they have found services since the council started working a four-day Cambridgeshire District Council began the trial for desk-based staff in January 2023 to help address recruitment and retention leader, Bridget Smith, approved the scheme where employees would deliver 100% of their work, in around 80% of their hours, for 100% of their consultation for people to share their views will be open for eight weeks, closing at 23:59 GMT on 23 March. Information gathered during the consultation will help district councillors decide the next steps for the four-day cabinet member for resources, John Williams, said: "We'd really appreciate residents taking the time to respond to this consultation. "It's always been our plan to give residents, businesses, parish and town councils and community groups the chance to share their views. "Our approach is designed to ensure those who have used our services during the four-day week arrangements can quickly and easily share their views - though anyone, anywhere is welcome to submit comments."The four-day week aimed to improve services by filling vacant posts permanently, rather than relying on more expensive agency staff. Mike Davey, leader of Cambridge City Council, said: "The most important factor for us has always been ensuring our residents continue to receive high quality, reliable services, and we have been keeping a close eye on this throughout – the frequency of bin collections hasn't changed, and the planning service has been open for business five days a week throughout. "We want our residents' voices to be heard – if you're a Cambridge resident please take part." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
