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Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Norfolk Pension Fund approves 2026-27 budget including new staff posts
The Pensions Committee has signed off the Norfolk Pension Fund's budget for 2026-27, which includes funding for new staff positions created as part of a recent governance restructure. Specific budget figures were not disclosed in the public part of the meeting.
Monday, 2 March 2026
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Opposition bids to protect bus routes and care homes all defeated
Every budget amendment put forward by opposition councillors at Norfolk County Council's annual budget meeting was voted down by the Conservative majority. Proposals included protecting bus subsidies, pausing the sale of NorseCare, and increasing flood mitigation funding.
Norfolk council tax to rise 4.99% as £613m budget approved
Norfolk County Council has approved its budget for 2026-27, setting a total net revenue budget of £613.776m. Council tax will rise by just under 5%, with the increase split between a general rise of 2.998% and an Adult Social Care precept increase of 1.999%.