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The Choices in Challenging times consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your feedback will help the Council set a balanced budget, in line with the things that are important to you.
The consultation findings and feedback on the key messages are available here.
The findings were discussed by the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Cabinet and Full Council in January and February 2023, to help inform Councillor’s decisions when they set the budget.
Information about these meetings is available on the Council's website:
What do you think about our ideas for changing budgets and services, and where we think we could raise more money?
We face a funding gap of around £42 million over the next four years, with £19 million to be saved in the first two years. We have developed ideas to close the gap over the first two years. These choices aren’t easy and need to be informed by what matters to you.
You can view our proposals in our further information document here. This information is also available in web accessible format here, or easy read format here.
Some of our proposals are at an early stage of development and may require more engagement and conversations with the public and others. We want to be open about these emerging proposals and are sharing them with you now.
Help inform our decisions
Take part in one of our surveys below to share your views on our ideas
Your feedback will help shape our plans for the next two years and inform Councillors’ decisions when they set the budget in February 2023.
This consultation will be open until 11pm on 5 December 2022.
The Choices in Challenging times consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your feedback will help the Council set a balanced budget, in line with the things that are important to you.
The consultation findings and feedback on the key messages are available here.
The findings were discussed by the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Cabinet and Full Council in January and February 2023, to help inform Councillor’s decisions when they set the budget.
Information about these meetings is available on the Council's website:
What do you think about our ideas for changing budgets and services, and where we think we could raise more money?
We face a funding gap of around £42 million over the next four years, with £19 million to be saved in the first two years. We have developed ideas to close the gap over the first two years. These choices aren’t easy and need to be informed by what matters to you.
You can view our proposals in our further information document here. This information is also available in web accessible format here, or easy read format here.
Some of our proposals are at an early stage of development and may require more engagement and conversations with the public and others. We want to be open about these emerging proposals and are sharing them with you now.
Help inform our decisions
Take part in one of our surveys below to share your views on our ideas
Your feedback will help shape our plans for the next two years and inform Councillors’ decisions when they set the budget in February 2023.
This consultation will be open until 11pm on 5 December 2022.
The Choices in Challenging times consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your feedback will help the Council set a balanced budget, in line with the things that are important to you.
We are preparing a report that summarises the consultation findings which will be available here in the new year.
Send us feedback on all our budget proposals through this survey.
Before completing this survey, please ensure that you have read the further information booklet here. The information is also available in web accessible format here.
This takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
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The Choices in Challenging times consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your feedback will help the Council set a balanced budget, in line with the things that are important to you.
We are preparing a report that summarises the consultation findings which will be available here in the new year.
Alternatively, you can send us quick comments on our budget proposals by completing this short survey.
This takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.
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The Choices in Challenging times consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your feedback will help the Council set a balanced budget, in line with the things that are important to you.
We are preparing a report that summarises the consultation findings which will be available here in the new year.
Telephone: 0300 123 8 123 quoting 'Choices in challenging times’
Write to: Choices in Challenging Times, Insight and Intelligence, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA
Alternative formats: available on request using the contact details above
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