Budget Consultation for 2026 to 2030

The Budget Consultation for 2026 to 2030 has now closed.

A summary of all Budget Consultation responses will be included in a report which will be published on the council's consultation webpages, prior to final decisions on this year's budget proposals being made at Full Council on 25 February 2026.

Contact Research and Consultation

For any queries about this consultation please email the Research and Consultation team CEConsultation@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

If you do not have access to email call Customer Services on 0300 123 5500 who will send your enquiry on your behalf.

Outcomes from last year's budget consultation

• View the summary of responses to the council's Budget Engagement for 2025 to 2029 (PDF, 513KB)
• View minutes from last year's Full Council meeting where the Medium Term Financial Strategy was debated and approved (item 78)
• View the finalised Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025 to 2029

Future involvement

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Your comments

We moderate all comments before we make them public. We try to approve new comments as soon as possible, though our core hours for approvals are between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Moderation rules (PDF, 39KB).

We will publish your name alongside your comment but not your email address. We ask for your email address in case we need to contact you about your comment. If you wish to remain anonymous, put "Anonymous" in the name box.

Comments, alongside names, will also be included in reports of engagement responses, which will be distributed to key decision makers and published on our consultation results page.

Use the form below to submit your comments.