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Re: Requesting full disclosure of the following:

Section 1: Full Expenditure Breakdown

A complete, itemised breakdown of all Council Tax expenditure for the most recent complete financial year, including departmental allocations and all spending categories.

Section 2: Specific Areas of Concern

Detailed figures relating to:

All expenditure on council buildings, including headquarters, refurbishments, and capital projects, with total costs and justifications.

Total spending on external recruitment consultants and agencies, with a breakdown by contract or supplier where possible

The number of employees earning £100,000 or more, their job titles, and the total salary cost of these roles to the public purse.

All expenditure on events, hospitality, catering, food, drink, and provisions for councillors and officers, itemised by occasion or category.

Section 3: Core Public Service Expenditure

A clear breakdown of spending on services that directly affect residents:

Road maintenance and pothole repair, including the number of reported defects versus repairs completed.

Waste collection, including any changes to collection frequency in the past two financial years and any associated cost savings.

Maintenance, investment in, or closure of public parks and play areas.

Recycling centre operations, including any reductions in opening hours or accessibility.

Section 4: Cost-Saving Measures

Full details of any cost-saving measures implemented by the council in the two financial years prior to the decision to increase Council Tax, including what savings were achieved and how they were reinvested into front-line services.

Section 5: Justification for the Proposed Increase

Copies of, or direct access to, any internal reports, financial assessments, impact analyses, or documented justifications used to support the proposed Council Tax increase, including projected outcomes for residents and any performance metrics or service improvement targets attached to this increase.

If this information is already publicly available, please provide direct links to the precise documents rather than directing me to a general website.

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Section 1: Full Expenditure Breakdown

1. A complete, itemised breakdown of all Council Tax expenditure for the most recent complete financial year, including departmental allocations and all spending categories.

MTCBC Statement of Accounts 2023-2024

2024-2025 Draft (Unaudited) Statement of Accounts

Section 2: Specific Areas of Concern detailed figures relating to:

1. All expenditure on council buildings, including headquarters, refurbishments, and capital projects, with total costs and justifications.

Expenditure on capital projects can be found in Note 14 of the Statement of Accounts (pages 50-53 on the 2024-2025 Draft (Unaudited) Statement of Accounts

2024-2025 Draft (Unaudited) Statement of Accounts

2. Total spending on external recruitment consultants and agencies, with a breakdown by contract or supplier where possible

Disclosure Log | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

3. The number of employees earning £100,000 or more, their job titles, and the total salary cost of these roles to the public purse.

See Note 29 - Officer Remuneration note in the Statement of Accounts.

2024-2025 Draft (Unaudited) Statement of Accounts

MTCBC Statement of Accounts 2023-2024

4. All expenditure on events, hospitality, catering, food, drink, and provisions for councillors and officers, itemised by occasion or category.

Disclosure Log | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Section 3: Core Public Service Expenditure A clear breakdown of spending on services that directly affect residents:

1. Road maintenance and pothole repair, including the number of reported defects versus repairs completed.

Disclosure Log | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

2. Waste collection, including any changes to collection frequency in the past two financial years and any associated cost savings.

Waste collections = £859,899.00

Disposal = £1,464.000.00

Changes to collections = 0

3. Maintenance, investment in, or closure of public parks and play areas.

Leisure, Parks and Culture | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

4. Recycling centre operations, including any reductions in opening hours or accessibility.

HRC’s = £1,073,323.00

Changes to opening hours = 0

Section 4: Cost-Saving Measures

1. Full details of any cost-saving measures implemented by the council in the two financial years prior to the decision to increase Council Tax, including what savings were achieved and how they were reinvested into front-line services.

Budget requirement & council tax report 2026/27 reported to Full Council on 23/02/2026 (Agenda Item No. 5) includes a section on cost reduction and Appendix 5 lists Cost reductions

(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Full Council, 23/02/2026 17:30

Budget requirement and council tax report 2025/26 reported to Full Council 26/02/2025 (Agenda Item No.3) includes a section on Saving Proposals and appendix 6 lists efficiency savings for each directorate (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Full Council, 26/02/2025 17:30

Section 5: Justification for the Proposed Increase

1. Copies of, or direct access to, any internal reports, financial assessments, impact analyses, or documented justifications used to support the proposed Council Tax increase, including projected outcomes for residents and any performance metrics or service improvement targets attached to this increase.

Budget requirement & council tax report 2026/27 reported to Full Council on 23/02/2026 (Agenda Item No. 5)

(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Full Council, 23/02/2026 17:30

Budget requirement and council tax report 2025/26 reported to Full Council 26/02/2025 (Agenda Item No.3)

(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Full Council, 26/02/2025 17:30