{"id":2641,"date":"2026-02-28T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:27:39","slug":"bromley-council-passes-a-balanced-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/bromley-council-passes-a-balanced-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Bromley Council passes a balanced budget."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2641\" class=\"elementor elementor-2641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a31ff91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a31ff91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6780ce6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6780ce6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bromley Council passes a balanced budget.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f88e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"54f88e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-be6644c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Bromley Borough<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b79e9e5 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>28 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb93e0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb93e0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378b1c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"378b1c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42be0537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42be0537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/civic-centre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/civic-centre.jpg 669w, https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/civic-centre-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hayesandconeyhallcllrs.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/civic-centre-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0c1f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0c1f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tConservative-led Bromley Council has passed its Budget for the next municipal year.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635d4f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"635d4f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">While many Boroughs are facing bankruptcy, Bromley Council has passed a balanced Budget. It protects residents from loss of services and 15% Council Tax hikes, as seen in Croydon.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Bromley&#8217;s Council Tax continues to be one of the lowest in Greater London. It is lower than in Lib Dem-run Sutton, Labour-run Lewisham and Reform-run Kent.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\">In addition, the Council is investing in &#8216;Bromley homes for Bromley people&#8217;, with new sites for affordable housing confirmed in Beckenham, Bromley North and Orpington. The Council is investing in new leisure centres in West Wickham, as well as the Walnuts in Orpington. 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