Council launches budget consultation

Residents across the Lichfield district are being asked to give their views on how the council 's budget should be best spent in 2023/24.

Lichfield District has developed an online survey called TogetherWe - a budget planning simulator which makes it quick and easy to see how spending impacts services.

Anyone taking the survey can move sliders to see the impact of changing the funding allocation for each service and balance the projected £12.55million budget themselves depending on their priorities.

Increasing the allocation in some service areas will inevitably mean it has to be reduced in others, but still allows residents to see where they think the council should focus spending.

The rest is passed to Staffordshire County Council, the Staffordshire Commissioner - Police and Crime and local parish councils.

Leader of Lichfield District Council, Councillor Doug Pullen (pictured), said: “It 's important that we have a say over how our council tax is spent.

“This interactive tool is designed to let you create your own 'budget ', it 's quick and easy to complete, and the sliders show the impact of increasing or decreasing spending in each area.

“Take 10 minutes and submit what your budget would look like - we 'll take all of the information into account when setting out budget in 2023. ”

Take the Together We�Budget Planning Simulator Survey at Lichfield District Council - Budget Simulator (lichfielddc.gov.uk)

The closing date for responses is Friday 16 December 2022.