Budget consultation 2006
| Purpose | Find out residents' budget priorities and obtain an understanding of what residents perceive to be an acceptable level of increase in council tax for the coming financial year. |
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| Subject |
Budget and council priorities |
| Commissioned by | Phil Maynard, Finance Group |
| Geographic area |
All of Lancashire |
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| Method |
Questionnaire - postal |
| Consultation with |
Life in Lancashire panel |
| Date | 23/11/2006 - 16/12/2006 |
| Undertaken by | Corporate Research and Intelligence Team, Policy Unit |
Results
| Number in sample | 1850 |
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| Number of responses | 1289 |
| Response rate | 69% |
| Key findings | Services for older people (54%), crime prevention (53%) and primary and secondary education (50%) are seen as the highest priorities for spending in the next year. Museums and galleries are seen as the service that should be the lowest spending priority (47%). The mean increase in Council Tax that all panel members (including the 30% who wanted no increase) would be prepared to pay is 3.3%. |
Project document(s)
Report(s)
Marked up questionnaire(s)
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
Related information
Minutes from the full council meeting on budget setting:
http://lccintranet2/council/meetings/displayFile.asp?FTYPE=M&FILEID=13151