Our income and expenditure
The below tables show how much Lichfield District Council (including parish councils) will collect from council tax and other income sources and the amount we will spend.
District council total income
The table below shows the income we receive, including the amount we give out to local parish councils:
Lichfield District Council and parish councils |
2025 - 2026 (£m)
|
2026 - 2027 (£m)
|
Change (£m)
|
Change (£m)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross spending |
£68.743 | £70.733 |
£1.991 |
2.9% |
|
Parish councils |
£2.504 | £2.711 |
£0.207 |
8.28% |
|
Total including parish councils |
£71.247 | £73.445 |
£2.198 |
3.08% |
|
Income |
(£56.802) | (£59.837) |
(£3.035) |
5.34% |
|
Retained business rates |
(£3.726) | (£2.395) |
£1.331 |
(35.72%) |
|
Total income (excluding council tax) |
(£60.528) | (£62.232) |
(1.704) |
2.82% |
District council total net expenditure
Lichfield District Council |
2025 - 2026 (£m) | 2026 - 2027 (£m) |
Change (£m) |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net expenditure (gross spending less income) |
£11.941 | £10.897 |
(£1.044) |
(8.75%) |
|
Retained business rates |
(£3.726) | (£2.395) |
£1.331 |
(35.72%) |
|
Amount to be raised from council tax |
£8.215 | £8.502 |
£0.287 |
3.49% |
| Amount (£m) | |
| Raised from council tax 2025/2026 | £8.215 |
Change in council tax spending |
|
| Provision for inflationary increases | £0.275 |
| Savings, efficiencies and additional income | (£0.370) |
| Service developments and other charges | £0.487 |
| Sub total | £0.392 |
Change in funding |
|
| Reduction in retained business rates | £1.331 |
| Reduction in new homes bonus | £0.677 |
| Additional grant and other funding | (£2.113) |
| Sub total | (£0.105) |
| Amount to be raised from council tax 2026/2027 | £8.502 |