Powys County Council is proposing removing flagpoles from a number of buildings in a bid to save money.
The council has suggested the removal of flagpoles from some buildings in its latest draft budget, which aims to save the council millions of pounds overall.
The draft budget which will be voted on by the cabinet on Tuesday (January 16) as Powys Council bids to balance a budget which has been badly affected by inflation. In total it is putting forward measures which will either generate or save a total of almost £11 million.
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The council says the proposal "to remove flagpoles from some council buildings" will save it around £20,000 as it will reduce their compliance budget.
The budget also proposes a number of new ways to generate income including changes to car parking and charging people to dump DIY waste at local recycling centres.
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A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: "Difficult decisions are needed in order to balance Powys County Council’s budget."
"The council is facing additional costs of over £18m next year alone, due to inflation and increases in demand for council services while the local government provisional settlement from Welsh Government is not sufficient to meet the severe pressures the council faces."
Cllr David Thomas, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Transformation, said: "“Through our draft budget, we are trying to limit the impact on the delivery of front-line services as much as possible within the financial constraints the council faces but, inevitably, there will be some reductions in services or changes to how or from where services are delivered."
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