How your 2020/21 Council Tax is worked out
The Council Tax for Dover District Council is worked out by looking at what money is needed to run the services we provide, based on what we have set as our budget for the coming year.
The total amount of Council Tax we need to collect is identified as the difference between the budget we need and the money we already have to spend on services. This is shown in the table below:
Council Tax budget summary 2020-21
| Budget Summary | 2020/21
Budget
£’000 | 2019/20
Budget
£’000 | Difference
% |
|---|
| Net Budget 2019/20 |
15,951 |
|
|
| Inflation |
676 |
|
|
| Net increases in income/grants (see notes below) |
-646 |
|
|
| Net contribution to reserves & balances (see notes below) |
1,303 |
|
|
| One-offs |
133 |
|
|
| Growth (see notes below) |
586 |
|
|
| Identified savings |
-268 |
|
|
| Net Budget 2020/21 |
17,735 |
15,951 |
11.18% |
| Less: Funding: |
|
|
|
| Business Rates Share |
8,341 |
7,196 |
15.91% |
| Government Revenue Support & Other Grants |
66 |
56 |
17.86% |
| New Homes Bonus Grant |
1,733 |
1,729 |
0.23% |
| Collection Fund Surplus/(Deficit) |
92 |
-246 |
|
| Total Funding |
10,232 |
8,735 |
|
| Expenditure to be met by Council Tax payers |
7,503.1 |
7,215.6 |
|
| Divided by equivalent number of Band D properties |
39,029.75 |
38,526.26 |
1.31% |
| |
£ |
£ |
% |
| Dover Tax level (Band D) |
192.24 |
187.29 |
2.64% |
| Add: |
|
|
|
| Kent County Council precept |
1,351.26 |
1,299.42 |
3.99% |
| The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent precept |
203.15 |
193.15 |
5.18% |
| Kent & Medway Fire and Rescue Authority precept |
79.29 |
77.76 |
1.97% |
| Council Tax level (Band D) |
1,825.94 |
1,757.62 |
3.89% |
Notes:
- Income increases include additional income from the new Dover District Leisure Centre and other fees and charges, offset by reduced government subsidy and admin grants for Housing Benefit and Council Tax discounts.
- Net contribution to reserves & balances includes transfer of ‘one-off’ business rates income to the Special Projects reserve to meet approved project costs.
- Growth includes additional contract costs, staff resource to support the new tourism strategy, and other staffing and digital technology costs.
- Loan liabilities – the council’s total outstanding borrowings from external organisations on 31 March 2020 were estimated at £102.06 million.