Keeping control of Council Tax
Wealden District Council collects the Council Tax on behalf of East Sussex County Council, Sussex Police Authority, East Sussex Fire Authority and your own parish or town council.
Out of the £82.37 million it will collect in 2005-2006, only £8.85 million - 10.7% - will be used by Wealden District Council for the many services it provides.
The average Band D Council Tax payer will be paying £144.24 to Wealden District Council, less than 40 pence per day. This is not much more than
Vehicle Excise Duty for a petrol car with average CO2 emission of £125/year or the cost of a TV licence at £116.04.
In 2005-06, the average Band D Council Tax is £1,342.67 –
£958.95 goes to East Sussex County Council,
£110.25 goes to Sussex Police,
£66.95 goes to East Sussex Fire Authority,
£62.28 goes to the parish council,
and £144.24 goes to Wealden District Council.
Wealden District Council’s total budget for its own requirements in 2005-06 is £15.73 million, of which £6.84 million will be met from Government Grant and Business rates. The remainder is met from Council Tax which has risen by 4.5 per cent on last year. This year’s increase includes the cost of introducing kerbside recycling to all the areas currently covered by Wealden’s CROWN recycling scheme.
It is also the first budget in the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy which aims to ensure future Council Tax rises keep below 5% despite reducing Central Government support for local government in the South-East
Discounts on the amount of Council Tax you must pay are available for people living alone, if the property is not their main home, if they are full time students living in the house, and in a number of other circumstances.
