How Council Tax is calculated and spent
Full Council Tax amount required
The table on this page show the Council Tax requirement of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and the amount of council tax required by the different precepting authorities (apart from parish councils).
The resident population upon which this is based is 123,300 (as per the 2021 Census). The Council Tax base for the borough has increased from 37,668 in 2022/23 to 38,099 in 2023/24.
Total (£'000s) | Band D Council Tax (£ p) | Per head (£ p) | |
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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council budget requirement | 16,857 | 442.45 | 136.71 |
Less government support/collection fund | -8,688 | -228.03 | -70.46 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council tax requirement | 8,169 | 214.42 | 66.25 |
Staffordshire County Council | 56,052 | 1,471.23 | 454.60 |
Office of the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner | 3,210 | 84.25 | 26.03 |
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service | 9,927 | 260.57 | 80.51 |
Total | 77,359 | 2,030.47 | 627.40 |