North Yorkshire residents asked to help shape council spending priorities

North Yorkshire Council has launched a public consultation to help shape its financial plans and service priorities for the year (Image: North Yorkshire Council)

North Yorkshire Council has launched a public consultation to help shape its financial plans and service priorities for the year ahead.

The Let’s Talk Money survey, which opened on October 1, invites residents and businesses to share their views on key services and spending priorities amid significant budget pressures.

Carl Les, leader of North Yorkshire Council, said: "Our annual Let’s Talk Money survey gives our residents and businesses the opportunity to have a say on what our priorities should be to provide important services to the public.

"We are committed to ensuring we offer the very best value for our taxpayers, and it is vital that we are able to see exactly what people see as the main priorities."

The council, which delivers services including social care, education, housing, and transport, is facing rising costs and reduced government funding, with more than £40 million lost over the past two financial years.

A North Yorkshire Council spokesperson said: "The Let’s Talk Money survey is asking people to say how important the council’s key priorities of affordable homes, promoting health and wellbeing, providing education and social care support, reducing the impact of climate change, supporting the local economy and transport are to them."

The survey closes on November 26.