Budget Engagement 2022 - 2026
Introduction
Our council provides more than 500 services for approximately 386,670 residents. From gritting roads to looking after vulnerable people, hundreds of council services are accessed every day.
We have a responsibility to deliver cost effective services in a way that provides tax payers and residents with value for money. This means working to ensure every penny is accounted for and spent wisely.
The budget engagement explains how our council sets its budget and asks for feedback on its spending plans for the next four years.
The budget planning and engagement cycle
The council's budget planning and engagement cycle is continuous - it happens every year and goes on all year round. The following table sets out the budget planning and engagement cycle key dates.
Cheshire East Council's budget planning cycle - Key dates
| Dates | Action | Who |
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May to Nov
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Confirm next year's funding deficit. Prepare next year's budget investment and saving proposals to be consulted on.
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Council Members, Corporate Leadership Team, council officers.
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| Jun |
Consider last year's financial position (outturn) - see last year's outturn agenda item here.
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Council Cabinet. |
| Oct |
Mid-year financial review - see last year's mid-year review agenda item here.
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Corporate Policy Committee, Council Cabinet.
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| Nov to Jan |
Consult on next year's budget investment and saving proposals. |
Council Members, Committees, Cabinet, Trade Unions, Business & Schools Forums, Town and Parish Councils, council officers, residents.
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| Feb |
Final funding announcements from Central Government - see HM Government's finance settlement webpages here. |
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| Feb |
Third-quarter finance review - see last year's third quarter review agenda item here. |
Council Cabinet. |
| Feb |
Consideration of consultation feedback, and debate and approval of next year's budget ( MTFS ) - see last year's MTFS agenda item here.
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Full Council. |
| April onwards |
Implementation of agreed budget investment and saving proposals, with further public consultation on individual proposals where required.
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Council services and all stakeholders. |
View this year's budget engagement document
You can view and download a copy of this year's budget engagement document (PDF, 843KB).
This document outlines the key financial issues that we need to tackle for 2022 to 2026, including those that relate to the ongoing pandemic. It also includes our proposed response to these financial challenges and our plans for spending next year.
Giving your feedback
Let us know what you think about this budget engagement document through one of the methods below. Please submit your feedback by 4th January 2022:
- Complete our budget engagement 2022 - 2026 survey
- Complete a paper survey, available at all Cheshire East libraries, and return it to Research and Consultation, Cheshire East Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZ
- Email RandC@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Write to Research and Consultation, Cheshire East Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZ
- Tweet @CheshireEast #CECBudget
- Add a public comment about the budget engagement below
If you have any queries about this engagement please call 0300 123 55 00 or email our research and consultation team at RandC@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
Outcomes from last year's budget engagement
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Your comments
Add your comments about the Budget Engagement below.
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 addresses. 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 the website.