Your money

£577 million of your money a year. My committee’s job is to ask where it goes, in public, line by line.

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Where I stand

£577 million a year is your money, and you are owed a clear account of where it goes. As Chairman of the Finance & Resources Select Committee, my job is to help scrutinise that budget on behalf of more than 570,000 residents, in public, with every member given a fair hearing, so that the council runs both effectively and efficiently. Protecting taxpayers is not new for me: before I took the chair, I pressed at the Strategic Sites Committee for developer contributions to be secured before projects go ahead. I will keep asking where the money goes.

From: Elected as the new Chairman of the Finance & Resources Select Committee · Chairing the Finance and Resources Select Committee · Ensuring developer contributions are secured first

Questions people ask

What does the Finance & Resources Select Committee do?

The Finance & Resources Select Committee is one of Buckinghamshire Council's scrutiny committees. It scrutinises decisions by the council's leadership on its finances and resources, including the £577 million annual budget, on behalf of more than 570,000 residents. Its meetings are held in public and webcast, and it engages with the Council Leader and the Cabinet Member for Resources.

Source: Chairing the Finance and Resources Select Committee · Elected as the new Chairman of the Finance & Resources Select Committee

When did Jackson Ng become Chairman of Finance & Resources?

Jackson Ng was elected Chairman of Buckinghamshire Council's Finance & Resources Select Committee on 20 May 2026 and chaired his first meeting in July 2026, with Cllr Dev Dhillon as Vice Chairman. He has called the role “a real privilege - and a serious responsibility”. Before that he chaired the Standards & General Purposes Committee in 2025/26.

Source: Elected as the new Chairman of the Finance & Resources Select Committee · Committees

How has Jackson Ng voted on Buckinghamshire's budget and council tax?

According to the Full Council minutes, Jackson Ng voted for the budget and council tax in 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2026/27; each was carried. He was not present for the 2025/26 budget vote. Every recorded vote is listed on this site with the totals and a link to the official minutes.

Source: Votes at Full Council · Budget and council tax 2026/27