Slough council’s budget will need to be reconsidered after councillors voted against a financial plan that aims to have the authority ‘stand on its own two feet’ by 2028/29. A Slough full council meeting yesterday (Thursday), heard that the 2026/27 budget was a ‘budget of reform’, helping the authority ‘stand on its own two feet’ by the end of the medium-term financial strategy to 2028/29. But councillors ultimately voted against the budget, with the financial plans due to be reconsidered on Thursday next week. For 2026/27, the council plans to borrow £42.9million of EFS and £22.4million in 2027/28. The budget report includes savings of £15.45million for 2026/27, expected to grow to £37million by 2028/29.

Source: Express February 27, 2026 17:26 UTC