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Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on the Council's spending priorities for the next year.
Maidstone Borough Council has been able successfully to balance day-today income and expenditure over the past ten years. In 2024/2025 we set a balanced budget, and overall income and expenditure for the year were within budget. Your feedback from the last survey was fed into the budget process and we managed to set a balanced budget for the current financial year, 2025/26.
Looking further ahead, the financial outlook for Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is uncertain. Inflation remains high, and this affects what we pay for the services we deliver to residents. At the same time, we are limited in the ways we can raise money to cover our costs. We also plan to fund an ambitious capital programme, which includes delivery of Quality Homes for Life .
This means that we may have to make some difficult decisions in the near future, so we can set a balanced budget for 2026/27. Before we do this, we would like to hear your views on:
Spending priorities
Living in Maidstone
Your views are important to us, as they help councillors make decisions about how best to spend the Council’s money, and how we can raise money in the first place.
2. Leave a comment about MBC's Budget and spending for 2026/27.
Budget Consultation 2025 closes: 14 September 2025
What happens next
Your responses will be considered by Councillors at Committee meetings taking place over the next couple of months before the budget is debated by Full Council on 25 February 2026.
Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on the Council's spending priorities for the next year.
Maidstone Borough Council has been able successfully to balance day-today income and expenditure over the past ten years. In 2024/2025 we set a balanced budget, and overall income and expenditure for the year were within budget. Your feedback from the last survey was fed into the budget process and we managed to set a balanced budget for the current financial year, 2025/26.
Looking further ahead, the financial outlook for Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is uncertain. Inflation remains high, and this affects what we pay for the services we deliver to residents. At the same time, we are limited in the ways we can raise money to cover our costs. We also plan to fund an ambitious capital programme, which includes delivery of Quality Homes for Life .
This means that we may have to make some difficult decisions in the near future, so we can set a balanced budget for 2026/27. Before we do this, we would like to hear your views on:
Spending priorities
Living in Maidstone
Your views are important to us, as they help councillors make decisions about how best to spend the Council’s money, and how we can raise money in the first place.
2. Leave a comment about MBC's Budget and spending for 2026/27.
Budget Consultation 2025 closes: 14 September 2025
What happens next
Your responses will be considered by Councillors at Committee meetings taking place over the next couple of months before the budget is debated by Full Council on 25 February 2026.
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The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.