Updated: Full Council has today, 27 February, approved the budget for 2025/26.
Hull City Council has published the Leader’s proposed budget for 2025/26.
The proposals are to be discussed at the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee on 14 February, before they go to Full Council on 27 February – where a final decision will be made.
Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross, said: “When our residents look to the Council, they want to see it getting the basics right, like repairing potholes, cleaning streets and looking after our
communities.
“This budget does that and so much more to give us a cleaner, safer and fairer Hull.
“After years of Hull feeling like a city that has been forgotten by those in Westminster, we want to do everything we can to make sure our home has a brighter future, and our communities get a fair deal.
“This budget sees brand new investment to make Hull’s streets cleaner, new investment to make
communities safer, and investment to make sure the basics are done right.
“We have massive plans for our community high streets, the city centre and our cultural legacy and we’re moving these plans forward now, so we can change our city for the better and deliver the fair deal people deserve.
“With these major new investments, we have a plan to make Hull an even better place to live, work and visit.”
Proposed spending measures include:
Fixing Hull’s Infrastructure
- £31,300,000 to support Hull’s bridges.
- £22,600,000 to fix Hull’s roads and potholes.
- £2,700,000 to resurface crumbling footpaths.
A cleaner and safer Hull
- Approx £1,500,000 for waste collection.
- £200,000 extra to tackle tree maintenance and gully cleaning.
- £50,000 extra to keep bulky item collections free for the first five items.
- £1,000,000 for solar panels.
- £100,000 for new CCTV equipment.
Preserving Hull’s culture and leisure
- £3,600,000 to develop Costello Playing Field.
- £300,000 for new play equipment across the city’s parks.
- £242,000 to create further pocket parks.
The budget proposes a Council Tax rise of 4.99% – a 2.99% increase for General Fund Services plus 2% for the Adult Social Care precept – though with discounts proposed for care leavers and veterans.
