The figures we use to work out the Council Tax charge
Our budget requirement
The amount raised through Council Tax is our budget requirement minus the grants we receive from Central Government, and any surplus from previous years.
The council's budget requirement for 2020/2021 is shown below:
| 2020/2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Services | Spend £ | Income £ | Net Cost £ |
| Corporate | 7,687,500 | (69,480) | 7,618,020 |
| Central services recharge | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democracy | 1,301,700 | (10,760) | 1,290,940 |
| Central and Community Services | 4,521,060 | (2,834,770) | 1,686,290 |
| Chief Executive | 1,586,130 | (373,730) | 1,212,400 |
| Commercial Services | 19,436,610 | (17,353,640) | 2,082,970 |
| Environment and Planning | 4,677,970 | (3,033,100) | 1,644,870 |
| Finance service | 34,513,450 | (32,400,990) | 2,112,460 |
| Financing adjustment | 2,181,880 | (490,790) | 1,691,090 |
| Internal Drainage Boards | 2,809,170 | 0 | 2,809,170 |
| Council Tax Support to Parishes | 20,970 | 0 | 20,970 |
| Reimbursement of lump sum pension payment | (3,570,000) | 0 | (3,570,000) |
| Contribution to General Fund Balance | (349,780) | 0 | (349,780) |
| Borough budget requirement | 74,816,660 | (56,567,260) | 18,249,400 |
| Parish precepts | 2,685,454 | - | 2,685,454 |
| Special expenses | 725,790 | - | 725,790 |
| Business Rates Retention | 11,403,310 | (20,882,980) | (9,479,670) |
| Government Grants | 0 | (1,993,100) | (1,993,100) |
| Collection Fund Surplus - Council Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collection Fund Surplus - Business Rates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total budget 2019/20 | 89,631,214 | (79,443,340) | 10,187,874 |
Previous year for comparison
| 2019/2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Services | Spend £ | Income £ | Net Cost £ |
| Corporate | 5,273,980 | (59,240) | 5,214,740 |
| Central services recharge | (4,103,500) | 0 | (4,103,500) |
| Democracy | 1,473,990 | (33,880) | 1,440,110 |
| Central and Community Services | 4,831,130 | (2,508,490) | 2,322,640 |
| Chief Executive | 1,881,680 | (364,370) | 1,517,310 |
| Commercial Services | 21,050,320 | (17,079,580) | 3,970,740 |
| Environment and Planning | 5,151,690 | (3,040,340) | 2,111,350 |
| Finance service | 38,997,720 | (36,711,550) | 2,286,170 |
| Financing adjustment | 1,931,870 | (340,000) | 1,591,870 |
| Internal Drainage Boards | 2,759,490 | 0 | 2,759,490 |
| Council Tax Support to Parishes | 20,970 | 0 | 20,970 |
| Reimbursement of lump sum pension payment | 1,517,000 | 0 | 1,517,000 |
| Contribution to General Fund Balance | (1,618,510) | 0 | (1,618,510) |
| Borough budget requirement | 79,167,830 | (60,137,450) | 19,030,380 |
| Parish precepts | 2,551,950 | - | 2,551,950 |
| Special expenses | 697,910 | - | 697,910 |
| Business Rates Retention | 11,212,410 | (21,620,030) | (10,407,620) |
| Government Grants | 0 | (1,019,860) | (1,019,860) |
| Collection Fund Surplus - Council Tax | 0 | (100,000) | (100,000) |
| Collection Fund Surplus - Business Rates | 0 | (1,061,060) | (1,061,060) |
| Total budget 2019/20 | 93,630,100 | (83,938,400) | 9,691,700 |
Please note, these figures are affected by rounding.
For more information about your 2020 to 2021 Council Tax bill, please see our explanatory note.
What are Special Expenses?
These are charges made by us where we carry out work on behalf of your Parish Council, that would normally be done by the Parish Council themselves.
This work includes maintaining cemeteries, town halls, playing fields, open space and footway lighting.