Bracknell Forest Council is encouraging people to give their views about its plans to spend an estimated £105 million this year.

The council’s budget proposals for the 2022/23 financial year were laid out in December last year.

They include £89m (£89,355,000) in revenue budget spending and over £16m (£16,346,000) in capital budget spending, totalling £105m (105,701,000).

Crucially, the revenue budget proposes increasing council tax to pay for the services the council provides.

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On average, council tax in Bracknell will go up by £97.65 to pay for the revenue budget which is used to pay for day-to-day expenditure, which includes paying for staff and the maintaining council-owned buildings and equipment.

The council tax increase is proposed at 4.5 per cent, with 2.5 per cent going towards paying for adult social care, and 2 per cent of it going to pay for other council services.

Bosses at the council have justified the council tax increase by stating that inflation and demand for services could cost it £10m in the next financial year.

Although the council could use £3m in ‘financial settlements’ and £2m in savings to pay this £10m off, it is explained there will be a £5m ‘gap’, which the council is proposing to fill combination of Council Tax, use of reserves and identifying further savings.

The increase in council tax would levy an additional £3m.

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To calculate how much your council tax could go up by in areas of Bracknell Forest outside the town itself, find your current council tax rate on the webpage here and add 4.5 per cent.

The council also has proposals for its £16m capital budget, which is used to pay for investments in projects and assets.

Plans include an estimated £700,000 project to enhance safety measures at Garth Hill College, an extra £140,000 to be spent on upgrades to the council offices in Time Square, and £100,000 for roof repairs and £50,000 for related repairs at Bracknell Leisure Centre.

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Councillor Paul Bettison, the leader of Bracknell Forest Council (Conservative, Little Sandhurst & Wellington), said: “Residents have until January 25 to have their say on the 2022/23 budget proposals.

“If you would like to take part and give your feedback on the consultation, full details can be found on our website.”

You can take part in the consultation here.

The final budget, including the proposed level of council tax for 2022/23, will be determined by at a  full council on February 23, after the council’s normal consultation period.