The Cabinet of Mansfield District Council is proposing to freeze Council Tax for the next financial year amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Corporate Resources) will present its views upon Cabinet’s budget proposals on 12 December. Those proposals will then be considered by full Council in the New Year, where the budgets and level of Council Tax for 2023/24 will be decided.
The report to Cabinet also shows a budget deficit gap which will be funded through savings, reserves and increased fees and charges. The council’s spending is higher than previously forecast due to rising inflation, energy pressures and a one-off staff pay award.
The council tax bill is split and shared between authorities in the region. The figures vary dependent on which band your house is included in. For the current financial year Nottinghamshire County Council received 75.5 percent (with 9.05 percent being set aside for the Adult Social Care precept), Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner received 11.68 percent and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue collected 3.88 percent.
Mansfield District Council receives 9.05 percent from the remainder of the Council Tax bill to deliver all statutory services. From maintaining 150 parks and open spaces to emptying 10,000 bins daily and keeping 579 miles of streets clean, the precept from the Council Tax bill pays for services for everyone who lives or works in Mansfield.
The Cabinet, chaired by Elected Mayor Andy Abrahams, will discuss the scrutiny committee’s amended proposals on Monday, December 12.