Let us try to understand that councils are not interested in lowering their vile tax, they see their job as to spend as much money as they possibly can, so long as no one benefits.
Anything left over at this end of the financial year will be spent. Neat and tidy verges will be "landscaped", roads will be paved instead of tarred, humps and pillows will be built, one way schemes will be implemented, there will be community murals, and numerous other pointless wastes of money. All of which is necessary to keep their vile budgets up.