How we calculate and spend council tax
Calculating the total council tax
We need to collect £7.198 million in council tax to provide our services this year.
Our budgeted expenditure and funding is set out below. The information is grouped using our strategic plan priorities for 2020 to 2024.
| Council priorities, costs and income |
2020/21 net spend was planned to be |
2021/22 net spend is set to be |
2021/22 amount per person |
2021/22 amount per band D property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Enabling people Leisure centres, community grants, environmental health, homelessness |
£1,480,000 |
£1,469,000 |
£14.13 |
£37.77 |
|
Shaping place Waste collection, recycling, pools, open spaces, street cleansing, planning policy, housing benefits, housing strategy & advice |
£3,570,000 |
£3,402,000 |
£32.71 |
£87.47 |
|
Developing prosperity Land charges, tourism, Lichfield Garrick, car parks, trade waste collection, development management & building control, economic development |
-£1,234,000 |
-£733,000 |
-£7.05 |
-£18.85 |
|
A good council Local tax collection, elections, corporate costs |
£6,302,000 |
£6,335,000 |
£60.91 |
£162.89 |
|
Covid-19 - Response and ongoing impact |
£0 |
£289,000 |
£2.78 |
£7.43 |
|
Covid-19 - Risk or recovery contingency |
£0 |
£1,141,000 |
£10.97 |
£29.34 |
|
Net cost of services |
£10,118,000 |
£11,903,000 |
£114.45 |
£306.06 |
|
Corporate and funding for capital expenditure |
£534,000 |
-£363,000 |
£3.49 |
-£9.33 |
|
Transfer to general reserves |
£1,632,000 |
£411,000 |
£3.95 |
£10.57 |
|
Net expenditure |
£12,284,000 |
£11,951,000 |
£114.91 |
£307.29 |
|
Business rates |
-£3,020,000 |
-£3,122,000 |
-£30.02 |
-£80.27 |
|
New homes bonus |
-£1,771,000 |
-£1,282,000 |
-£12.33 |
-£32.96 |
|
Other grants |
-£134,000 |
-£387,000 |
-£3.72 |
-£9.95 |
|
(Surplus) or deficit on the collection of council tax and business rates from the previous year |
-£330,000 |
£38,000 |
£0.37 |
£0.98 |
|
Amount to be raised from council tax |
£7,029,000 |
£7,198,000 |
£69.21 |
£185.07 |