How has the Council Tax changed?
How the level of the Council Tax has changed between 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.
| Changes in the Budget | 2023/2024 Net Expenditure (£ thousands) |
Effect on Council Tax |
|---|---|---|
| Band 'D' Council Tax 2023/2024 | 6,927 | £201.21 |
| Increase in revenue support grant | (26) | -£0.75 |
| Increase in retained business rates | (888) | -£25.72 |
| Increase in new homes bonus | (198) | -£5.74 |
| Decrease in services grant | 130 | £3.77 |
| Increase in funding guarantee | (72) | -£2.09 |
| Increase in transfer to reserves | 926 | £26.82 |
| Net increase in the cost of service | 854 | £24.72 |
| Net decrease in capital financing costs and contingencies | (344) | -£9.96 |
| Reduction in collection fund net deficit | (158) | -£4.58 |
| Increase in Council Tax base | -£0.56 | |
| Band 'D' Council Tax 2024/2025 | 7,151 | £207.13 |