Solihull Cabinet approved the boroughs Productuvity Plan at our meeting last week.
The introduction to the plan reads:
This productivity plan sets out our approach to delivering public services well, what we plan to do next, the challenges we face, and how government can help. Solihull’s Council Plan sets out the direction for the Council and the major steps that we need to take.
People and communities, economic growth and the environment are at its heart, demonstrating that health and wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability go hand in hand.
Solihull is a well-run council. We have the 5th lowest council tax of 36 metropolitan councils and below average spend (the 14th lowest of the 36 in 2022/23). In the 2022 Place Survey, 84% of residents said that they were satisfied with their local area, compared to 79% nationally. However, like other well-run councils across the country, we are facing significant challenges.
In the final section of this plan, we set out how government can help.
Ken Hawkins 