District Council want to freeze their council tax portion for the 14th year running

They want to reduce the 'burden on local people'.

Here are some of the proposals for the 2023/24 budgets:

• Freezing the NWLDC portion of council tax for the 14th year running
• A £2.2 million spend in 2023/24 upgrading the council’s fleet to electric vehicles, making them zero carbon
• Spending £100,000 in 2023/24 replacing CCTV units in Coalville town centre and Coalville Park
• Increasing the number of solar panels on our leisure centre buildings at Whitwick and Ashby de la Zouch, at a cost of £195,000
• A £50,000 professional feasibility assessment of regeneration plans for Coalville
• £130,000 for a new surface and new fencing for the 3G sports pitches at Hermitage Recreation Ground in 2024/25
• £650,000 earmarked for improvements to our sheltered housing schemes over the next five years
• A below-inflation increase to council home rents of 7% - with money invested into council homes to maintain a decent standard
• Spending £3.1 million in 2023/24 to retro-fit sustainable energy measures on council housing homes, with £1.4 million coming from a government grant

Residents can comment on two budgets, the Housing Revenue Account is specifically for council housing and the General Fund covers everything else the council does.

This includes collecting waste and considering planning applications, managing parks and promoting tourism across the district.

The income for this work comes from council tax and business rates and government grants as well as other fees and charges like planning fees.

The surveys will be open until midnight on Friday 27 January 2023 at www.nwleics.gov.uk/budget2023.

Comments will be fed back to the authority’s Cabinet, which will meet to set the budget on Tuesday 31 January. The budget will be decided at a Full Council meeting on Thursday 23 February.