Carefully managed spending
We intend to keep public taxes as low as possible for Wealden people
Although Wealden collects the Council Tax, it only kept 10.5% in 2014/15 to deliver its services to the District's communities. The remainder was collected for East Sussex County Council (71.0%), East Sussex Fire Authority (5.0%), Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (8.5%) as well as parish and town councils (average 5.1%) .
We will:
- Keep increases in Council Tax as low as possible
- Increase Council generated income for greater financial independence
- Make access to our services more convenient and efficient through our 24/7 web portal and Wealden's contact centre
- Work with contractors to focus results on the needs of local people
- Support and develop our staff in finding new ways to meet the needs in our communities
- Help local people find the right service solutions for them
- Encourage Councillors to develop strong and effective community networks
Where Wealden's funding came from in 2014/15: