Have your say on budget

Have your say about Central Beds Council’s spending proposals for 2013/14.

They include freezing council tax for the third year and making £14m of cuts. Councillor Maurice Jones said: “So far we have identified around £14m of possible efficiency savings for next year. We remain determined to drive out every penny of unnecessary cost.”

You can submit your feedback online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, email [email protected] or write to Freepost RSJS GBB2 SRZT, Budget Consultation, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands SG17 5TQ.

The consultation is open until Thursday, January 31. Councillors will discuss draft budget options on Tuesday, January 8 before full council announces the final budget in February.