3.9% tax rise in city moves a step closer

A BROAD set of budget proposals including a 3.9% council tax rise has been approved by Swansea Council's cabinet.

- RICHARD YOULE Senior local democracy reporter

A council tax rise of 3.9% in Swansea has moved a step closer.

(JONATHAN MYERS)

It'll now be up to full council to agree the final budget to fund schools, social care, waste collection and road maintenance among other day-to-day services.

Assuming the proposals are passed in their current form the revenue budget for 2026-27 will be £677.5 million.

Schools and social services - by far the largest two sources of expenditure - would get uplifts of 5.7% and 5.5% respectively.

Although perennial pressures will bear down on the council's finances, requiring savings of £12.7 million, a cabinet report said "it must equally be borne in mind that approximately £60 million is being added" to the budget.

One reason for that is an extra 5.7% of funding coming from the Welsh Government.