Braintree District Council will meet later (February 22) for its annual budget-setting meeting. All groups on the council agree that it would be sensible this year to support a 0 per cent council tax change due to the financial difficulties that many have faced as a result of the pandemic. But the Green & Independent Group will also be proposing two amendments to the Budget. - Firstly, a one-off sum of 400,000 pounds to the Braintree Local Highways Panel to help fund the backlog of schemes which include local highway safety projects, lower speed limits, improved footways, and safer road crossings. - Secondly, an increase of 250,000 pounds to the Climate Change fund specifically to establish new Community Woodlands in the district.