How Council Tax is calculated and spent

Our other spending

We provide a wide range of services to local residents, businesses and visitors. This table shows our divisions of service expenditure.

  Expenditure (£000’s) Income (£000’s) Net Expenditure (£000’s)
Central services 4,520 -2,122 2,398
Cultural services 5,707 -2,151 3,555
Highways, roads and transport 658 -929 -271
Environmental services 16,365 -8,215 8,150
Planning services 2,888 -1,158 1,730
Housing services 22,898 -20,729 2,168
Other corporate expenditure 6,408 -5,595 813
Net operating expenditure 59,443 -40,899 18,545
Contributions to/from reserves 1,041 -2,540 -1,499
Total net expenditure 60,484 -43,438 17,046

Main activities of each service division

Central services

  • Local taxation
  • Members services
  • Elections
  • Corporate management
  • Land charges

Cultural services

  • Brampton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Parks and open spaces
  • Sports development
  • Community centres
  • Sport and leisure centres
  • Tourism

Highways, roads and transport

  • Parking services
  • Concessionary fares
  • Public transport
  • Street furniture and signs

Planning services

  • Building control
  • Development control
  • Planning policy
  • Economic development
  • Community development

Environmental services

  • Bereavement services
  • Environmental health
  • Refuse collection
  • Recycling
  • Street cleansing
  • Public conveniences
  • Flood defence and drainage
  • Community safety

Housing Services

  • Housing strategy
  • Private sector housing renewal
  • Homelessness
  • Housing benefits

Other corporate expenditure

  • Investment income
  • Interest on loans
  • Pension fund transactions