Edinburgh residents asked for views on council services as budget planning begins

Capital residents are being asked for their views on how the council has performed during the Covid pandemic in a new online survey.

The council wants to know which services are most important to people

The questionnaire also invites people to say which services are most important to them as the council starts to plan its budget for next year.

The four-week survey, which is now live on the council’s consultation hub, asks which of the services which had to be paused or restricted due to Covid people have particularly missed.

And it urges residents to say where the council could reduce the cost or the frequency of services it provides to them.

Finance convener Rob Munn said: "Every year we invest hundreds of millions of pounds to provide essential public services and we shape our spending plans based on direct feedback from the residents themselves and what they tell us is most important to them. Now, we're seeking residents' help again and I know we'll receive invaluable and constructive responses to inform our future spending plans.”

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