In our latest Friday Politics column, Stuart Dark, the Conservative opposition leader on West Norfolk Council, discusses the budget… West Norfolk Council has set its Budget for 24/25, affecting over 150,000 residents. The headlines were: council tax increasing by the maximum permissible amount; fees and charges up in excess of 10% almost entirely across the board; a decrease costs target of 5% this year (thereby affecting services and delivery). Essentially from this April we’ll all be paying more for the same or less. The administration cited long-term underfunding by local government and o…
