Braintree District Council budget update

Written by Christine Marshall on Friday, 14th February 2025. Posted in Latest News

Investing in the community and protecting essential services – a key focus of our 2025/26 budget

We’ve published our 2025/26 budget proposals which shows we are able to balance our budget whilst protecting essential services and giving them a much-needed funding boost.

• No cuts to services
• No increase in charges in things that are important to residents, like the garden waste subscription service and car parking
• Support for community – community groups to support local initiatives, continued cost of living support, investment in sports and community facilities
• £500,000 to address growing pressures around temporary housing accommodation
• Investment in community assets and pride in place, with extra money for things such as litter and dog bins, A120 cleaning and a new rapid response team

We’re making sure we get the job done, delivering services that matter most to our residents and businesses whilst planning for long-term service transformation to address the medium-term budget gap.