LIVE BLOG: Cornwall Council Cabinet, Wednesday, 08 February, 2023

Cornwall Council’s Cabinet committee will meet this morning with a busy agenda including the approval of balanced budget for the next two years, £10 million for heritage and housing projects, a new Equality, Inclusion and Diversity charter and the adoption of the authority’s Climate Emergency Development Plan.

The draft budget, which will now go before full council for final approval, would see Cornwall Council’s part of the Council Tax bill increase by 2.99%, with an additional 2% levy which will be ring-fenced for Adult Social Care services.

The budget has protected the support available for those struggling to pay, and remains one of the lowest Council Tax bills across the South West region, with an average Band D property’s rate increasing by £1.65 per week.

You can follow live coverage of the meeting below.

Watch the webcast here

Read the agenda here

10am: The meeting is underway.  Cllr Linda Taylor is making her announcements, acknowledging the difficult budget process, and welcoming the balanced budget.

10.07am: We are now hearing questions from the public, with a query on possible exemptions for any premium for Council Tax on second homes.

10.11am: We now move onto the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry – 2023-2024 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme. Cllr Donnithorne is introducing the paper, and acknowledges the effect inflation has had on the predicted income rates for the coming years.

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