How Council Tax is calculated and spent
Our Council Tax requirement
Our Council Tax requirement is the amount which is needed to provide our services after taking into account:
- any transfers to and from reserves
- general government grants
- collection fund transfers.
The Council Tax requirement is met by local taxpayers.
The table on this page shows the amounts we require for 2025-26 with the 2024-24 requirement for comparison purposes.
| 2024-25 (£000's) | 2025-26 (£000's) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross expenditure (excluding contributions to reserves) | 59,443 | 60,516 |
| Income (excluding contributions from reserves, government support and retained business rates income) | -40,899 | -41,203 |
| Expenditure before contributions to/from reserves | 18,545 | 19,313 |
| Contributions +to/- from reserves | -1,499 | 417 |
| Total net expenditure | 17,046 | 19,730 |
| Retained business rates income | -7,568 | -7,831 |
| Government support (including new homes bonus, COVID-19 funding and collection fund deficit) | -1,006 | -3,020 |
| Council Tax requirement | 8,472 | 8,879 |