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  • Worcester City Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Worcester City Council in England used a Budget Simulator to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget consultation. Participants were asked to prioritise the services they valued the most which would help to inform the council as to which services should be maintained or improved, and which services may be reduced if necessary. More
    Opened 1 September 2013

  • Scottish Borders Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Scottish Borders Council in Scotland used a budget Simulator between 2013 & 2015 to involve their citizens in their ongoing budget challenge. Participants were asked to use Simulator and prioritise which services they favoured the most and therefore would choose not to reduce. In order to complete the challenge they would then need to make reductions to less favourable services in order to make a trade-off and balance the books! More
    Opened 1 September 2013

  • Wellington City Council, New Zealand - Budget Simulator

    Wellington City Council in New Zealand used Simulator between 2009 and 2015 to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget challenge, and find out how the public would prioritise services if they were in charge for the day. More
    Opened 1 February 2009

  • Derby City Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Derby City Council in the UK have used Simulator on a number of occasions to involve their citizens in the ongoing budget challenge. Using a budget Simulator they invited the public to have a go at balancing the books - stepping in to the shoes of the Finance Director for the day and prioritising the services they valued the most whilst understanding that to improve some services, others must be reduced. More
    Opened 30 April 2008

  • Surrey County Council, UK - Budget Simulator

    Surrey County Council in England used a budget Simulator to involve the public in prioritising the budget for 2008/09. Using Simulator allowed the public to try their hand at being the financial director for the day and have a go at balancing the books, whilst at the same time being educated on the tough decisions that councils are faced with each year to ensure all services are suitably accounted for whilst making sure they do not overspend. More
    Opened 1 April 2008

  • London Borough of Barnet, UK - Budget Simulator

    The London Borough of Barnet in England have used Simulator on a number of occasions between 2007 and 2014 to involve their citizens in the budget setting challenge. Respondents were given the opportunity to prioritise the services they value the most and are educated as they go, on the tough decisions that need to be made in order to balance the books. More
    Opened 1 January 2008
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