Its the Council Budget season again. I attended the RBWM Cabinet Meeting on 24/2/2026 and reminded the attendees about the Wraysbury Drain at Hythe End, the Black Potts Footbridge in Datchet and the RTS/DHEFIM Partnership Funding. Could it be that the costs of fixing these issues is about £0.5m, £1.0m and £50m respectively.
RBWM Council Tax lags behind other councils. Apparently HM Government has informed RBWM that the Council Tax can be raised by 7.45%. In fact the long-term reductions in Central Government funding have resulted in a Budget Deficit but HM Government has generously confirmed that further monies can be borrowed and added to our existing debt mountain. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!