The following table shows our income and how we plan to spend it.
| Item | 2019/20 £ (000) |
2020/21 £ (000) |
|---|---|---|
| Elected Members | 377 | 379 |
| Chief Executive’s Directorate | 4,738 | 4,840 |
| District Council Elections | 300 | |
| Community and Customer Services Directorate | 7,711 | 9,254 |
| Planning Policy and Environmental Services | 3,490 | 3,622 |
| Centrally Managed Budgets | 644 | 644 |
| Total Cost of Services | 17,260 | 18,739 |
| Drainage Levies | 72 | 88 |
| Interest (Net) | -299 | -600 |
| Charges to the Housing Revenue Account | -1,021 | -1,140 |
| Capital Financing Charges | 665 | 665 |
| Capital Expenditure charged to Revenue | 2,998 | 1,825 |
| Net cost of Services | 19,675 | 19,577 |
| Parish Council Tax Support Grant | 39 | 0 |
| Business Rates/Revenue Support Grant | -5,066 | -4,800 |
| Other Government Grants | -1,898 | -1,825 |
| Contributions to/(from) Reserves | -50 | 14 |
| Collection Fund (Surplus)/Deficit | 181 | |
| District Council Basic Council Tax Requirement | 12,519 | 12,966 |
| Town and Parish Council Precepts | 6,552 | 6,991 |
| Total Council Tax Requirement | 19,071 | 19,957 |
| Item | £ (000) |
|---|---|
| Council Tax Requirement in 2019/20 | 12,519 |
| Inflationary increases | 183 |
| Reduction in Retained Business Rates | 266 |
| Reduction in Government Grants | 339 |
| Reduction in Parish Support Grants | (39) |
| Waste and Recycling and other service pressures | 932 |
| Increased interest from investments | (300) |
| Reduction in Capital Expenditure | (1,173) |
| Use of Reserves and Balances | 64 |
| Collection Fund Surplus/Deficit | 175 |
| Council Tax Requirement in 2020/21 | 12,966 |
| Band D Council Tax | 2019/20 £ |
2020/21 £ |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wealden District Council | £192.44 | £197.44 | 2.60% |
Wealden’s share of the council tax is equivalent to £3.80 per week.