Council Spending

Proposals to meet spending pressures, tackle a £66 million funding gap over four years and freeze council tax have been unveiled

Information about revenue budgets and the capital programmes. The budgets and capital programmes will enable the continued implementation of the priorities set out in the Medium Term Corporate Strategy

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The Account Statements set out the published statement of accounts of the Authority year on year. The accounts have been produced in line with the various regulations that govern local authority accounting.

We have produced a draft summary of the last 3 year’s accounts

We would welcome your views on its format, content and usefulness.  What you say will help us improve the way in which we communicate financial information in the future.

Most of the cost of local services is met by the Government in the formula grant and business rates. On average a third of the cost of local services is met by Council Tax. The Council Tax is a tax on residents in an area.
For more details about Council Tax and Benefits see: Council Tax and Council Tax Benefits