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How we work out your Council Tax

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 is shown below:

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council's budget requirement (current year)
2023/2024
Services Spend £ Income £ Net Cost £
Central Services 4,518,600 (883,210) 3,635,390
Chief Executive 162,720 0 162,720
Environment and Planning 6,960,910 (5,148,280) 1,812,630
Health, Wellbeing and Public Protection 3,713,740 (2,895,880) 817,860
Legal Services 944,040 (275,740) 668,300
Leisure and Community Facilities 3,095,870 (899,060) 2,196,810
Operations and Commercial 18,598,280 (15,620,630) 2,977,650
Programme and Project Delivery 224,990 (673,350) (448,360)
Property and Projects 2,216,470 (3,247,690) (1,031,220)
Regeneration, Housing and Place 912,980 (250) 912,730
Resources (s151 Officer) 33,718,500 (25,084,590) 8,633,910
Financing Adjustment 1,343,670 0 1,343,670
Internal Drainage Boards 3,247,130 0 3,247,130
Contribution To General Fund Balance 0 (2,641,520) (2,641,520)
Borough Budget Requirement 79,657,900 (57,370,200) 22,287,700
Parish Precepts 3,139,140 0 3,139,140
Special Expenses 809,600 0 809,600
Business Rates Retention 13,284,460 (25,352,980) (12,068,520)
Government Grants 0 (2,596,370) (2,596,370)
Total budget 2023/24 96,891,100 (85,319,550) 11,571,550

Previous year for comparison

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council's budget requirement (previous year)
2022/2023
Services Spend £ Income £ Net Cost £
Central Services 3,397,250 (103,100) 3,294,150
Community and Partnerships 3,470,000 (3,149,180) 320,820
Companies and Housing Delivery 405,540 (171,010) 234,530
Environment and Planning 6,732,200 (4,464,640) 2,267,560
Operations and Commercial 16,566,980 (15,528,250) 1,038,730
Property and Projects 1,708,490 (3,320,660) (1,612,170)
Regeneration, Housing and Place 1,007,900 (43,800) 964,100
Resources 39,616,190 (32,119,590) 7,496,600
Chief Executive 470,360 (26,650) 443,710
Leisure and Community Facilities 2,516,760 (496,610) 2,020,150
AWN Management Fee 0 (345,000) (345,000)
Financing Adjustment 2,345,670 0 2,345,670
Internal Drainage Boards 3,009,220 0 3,009,220
Contribution To General Fund Balance 526,990 (450,000) 76,990
Borough budget requirement 81,773,550 (60,218,490) 21,555,060
Parish precepts 2,936,470 0 2,936,470
Special expenses 778,270 0 778,270
Business rates retention 12,828,520 (24,673,590) (11,845,070)
Government grants 0 (2,352,590) (2,352,590)
Collection fund surplus - Council Tax 0 (25,000) (25,000)
Collection fund surplus - Business Rates 0 0 0
Total budget 2022/23 98,316,810 (87,269,670) 11,047,140

Please note, these figures are affected by rounding.

For more information about your 2023 to 2024 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.