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How is council tax spent?
Though you pay all of your council tax to Shepway District Council, we pass on 84.3% of what we collect to Kent County Council, fire and rescue, police and parish and town councils.
Changes to Council Tax
The district council collects its own district council tax and also council tax on behalf of Kent County Council, Kent Police Authority, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the town and parish councils. The council tax average increase for 2008/09 is 4.13%. This relects:
- 3.90% increase for Kent County Council
- 4.97% increase for Kent Police Authority
- 3.50% increase for Kent Fire & Rescue Service
- 4.70% increase for Shepway District Council (including special expenses)
- 5.16% increase for Town and Parish Councils
A guide to where your money goes
Shepway District Council's expenditure and income £'000
| |
2008/09 |
2007/08 |
| |
Expenditure
£000 |
Income
£000 |
Net
Expenditure
£000 |
Expenditure
£000 |
Income
£000 |
Net
Expenditure
£000 |
Central Services to
the Public |
11,058 |
9,715 |
1,343 |
12,060 |
10,565 |
1,495 |
Cultural & Related
Services |
3,620 |
485 |
3,135 |
4,333 |
475 |
3,858 |
Environmental
Services |
8,217 |
2,167 |
6,050 |
7,918 |
1,886 |
6,032 |
Planning & Development
Services |
2,846 |
1,091 |
1,755 |
2,903 |
1,339 |
1,564 |
Highways, Roads &
Transport Services |
2,795 |
1,821 |
974 |
2,296 |
1,348 |
948 |
Housing General
Fund |
33,231 |
31,642 |
1,589 |
30,639 |
28,833 |
1,806 |
| Housing - HRA |
12,562 |
12,471 |
91 |
12,241 |
12,071 |
170 |
Corporate &
Democratic Core |
1,932 |
- |
1,932 |
1,756 |
- |
1,756 |
Non-Distributed
Costs# |
1,555 |
- |
1,555 |
1,722 |
- |
1,722 |
| Other Services+ |
925 |
935 |
(10) |
947 |
1,579 |
(632) |
| Service Total |
78,741 |
60,327 |
18,414 |
76,815 |
58,096 |
18,719 |
Use of Reserves &
Balances |
396 |
91 |
305 |
- |
521 |
(521) |
| Parish Precepts* |
1,260 |
- |
1,260 |
1,190 |
- |
1,190 |
| Budget Requirement |
80,397 |
60,418 |
19,979 |
78,005 |
58,617 |
19,388 |
+includes £391,090 Internal Drainage Board Levies (£379,000 in 2007/08)
#Non-distributed costs are costs relating to certain retirement benefits i.e. past service costs, settlements and curtailment's
*The Parish Precept figures include the following:
Folkestone Town Council
| |
2008/09 (£) |
2007/08 (£) |
| Gross Expenditure |
510,640 |
498,945 |
| Income |
(20,140) |
(8,400) |
| Net Expenditure |
490,500 |
490,545 |
| Use of Reserves |
- |
- |
| Budget Requirement |
490,500 |
490,545 |
| |
|
|
| The increase of £45 is due to: |
|
|
| |
£ |
|
| Inflation |
1,760 |
|
| Provision for service growth enhancements |
18,560 |
|
| Less: Savings achieved on the 2007/8 budget |
(20,365) |
|
| |
(45) |
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Hythe Town Council
| |
2008/09 (£) |
2007/08 (£) |
| Gross Expenditure |
336,310 |
303,694 |
| Income |
(58,222) |
(52,729) |
| Net Expenditure |
278,088 |
250,965 |
| Use of Reserves |
(18,651) |
(25,085) |
| Budget Requirement |
259,437 |
225.880 |
| |
|
|
| The increase of £33,557 is due to |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
£ |
|
| Inflation and other minor increases |
6,347 |
|
| Provision for service growth and enhancements |
27,210 |
|
| |
33,557 |
|
The following figures are a breakdown of special expenses
Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity - Special Expenses
| |
2008/09 (£) |
2007/08 (£) |
| Gross Expenditure |
661,590 |
691,600 |
| Income |
(103,100) |
(112,100) |
| Net Expenditure |
558,490 |
579,500 |
| Use of Reserves |
- |
- |
| Budget Requirement |
558,490 |
579,500 |
Following the 1974 Local Government re-organisation, the District Council succeeded the Borough of Folkestone as Corproate Trustee for a number of areas of land in Folkestone, specifically provided as park, pleasure ground and recreation ground for the use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the town and its neighbourhood. The net expenditure of the Charity is met from the resources of Shepway District Council and is treated as a special expense chargeable through Council Tax on the area of the former Borough of Folkestone (the current area of Folkestone and Sandgate).
We also collect money for the services provided by Kent County Council, Kent Police Authority, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and our local town and parish councils. You can see the breakdown for the Kent County Council, Kent Police Authority and Kent Fire and Rescue Service in their leaflets.
 KCC Your Council Tax 2008-09
Your policing services 2008-09
Kent Fire & Rescue Services 2008-09
Created : Tue,05 Feb 2008
Updated : Tue,18 Mar 2008
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