Bexley Council The budget for 2021/22 has been formally approved by the Full Bexley Council, confirming a 5% tax increase and over 240 job losses following a challenging Covid-hit year. Opposition Labour councillors have called the plan a pay more, get less budget, criticising the financial management of a council which last month required a £9 million capitalisation order. Savings were necessary to balance the books for the next year, the Tory council said, but the budget has been designed to protect priority services and address the impact of Covid. The budget, approved by Bexley s cabinet last week, was rubber stamped by the Full Council at Wednesday night s meeting, setting out Bexley s budget and council tax plans from April 1.
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