Budget consultation 2011
| Purpose | To obtain an indication of the service areas that residents believe should be budget priorities for the coming years; and to obtain an understanding of what residents perceive to be an acceptable level of increase in Council Tax for 2012/2013. |
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| Subject |
Budget and council priorities |
| Commissioned by | Corporate Research and Intelligence Team |
| Geographic area |
All of Lancashire |
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| Method |
Questionnaire - online Questionnaire - postal |
| Consultation with |
Life in Lancashire panel |
| Date | 09/11/2011 - 02/12/2011 |
| Undertaken by | Corporate Research and Intelligence Team |
Results
| Number in sample | 2794 |
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| Number of responses | 1619 |
| Response rate | 57% |
| Key findings | Services for older people, primary and secondary education and repairing roads and bridges are seen as the highest spending priorities for the coming years (57%, 46% and 39% respectively). As in the 2010 and 2009 surveys, museums are seen as the service that should be the lowest priority for spending in the coming years (52%). Country parks, open spaces and picnic sites and adult education are seen as the next lowest priorities (31% and 28%). The majority of respondents feel they could not support an increase in Council Tax (87%). Only one in twenty respondents feel they could support an increase in Council Tax of 3% or more (6%). |
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Contact information
For more information about this research contact:
Rebecca Robinson
01772 537787
rebecca.robinson@lancashire.gov.uk
Mick Edwardson
01772 530290
mick.edwardson@lancashire.gov.uk
Email: haveyoursay@lancashire.gov.uk