Have Your Say: Budget Consultation

Bristol City Council has now launched a public consultation seeking residents' views on the level of Council Tax and Social Care Precept for the coming year (2025/26). These are the two main ways the Council has to raise revenue to fund the services it provides.

Up and down the country, many local authorities are facing significant budgetary pressures. This is due to a variety factors, including the disastrous effects to our economy caused by the previous Conservative Government's handling of Brexit, COVID, and Truss' budget, as well as the continued underfunding of local government under the Conservatives.

Bristol is no different, with a projected £51.6 million budget gap for the next financial year.

This is nearly 10% of the Council's annual general fund budget requirement. With such a large amount of money needed to be found, it is crucial that as many people have their voices heard in the budget-setting process as possible.

Open from the 7th November to the 19th December, Bristol residents can submit their views to the consultation now.