The Council Tax is the local taxpayer's contribution towards the cost of services provided. The District Council collects Council Tax on behalf of the Kent County Council, the Kent Police Authority, the Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and the Town and Parish Councils, as well as the charge for its own services.
The basic amount of Council Tax which you are liable to pay will depend on the valuation placed on your property.*
The table below shows the Council Tax payable in each case based on the following bands:
*Individual valuations are determined at 1991 price levels by the District Valuer and Valuation Officer, Palting House,Trinity Road, Folkestone, Kent. Tel: 01303 852900
| Band | Range of Property Values | Proportion of Tax |
| A | Up to £40,000 | 6/9 |
| B | £40,001 - £52,000 | 7/9 |
| C | £52,001 - £68,000 | 8/9 |
| D | £68,001 - £88,000 | 9/9 |
| E | £88,001 - £120,000 | 11/9 |
| F | £120,001 - £160,000 | 13/9 |
| G | £160,001 - £320,000 | 15/9 |
| H | Over £320,000 | 18/9 |
The Council Tax is calculated using a tax base derived from the values of domestic properties throughout the District. The figure is arrived at by converting the value of all properties to a Band D equivalent.
For example, a property in Band H is the equivalent of two properties in Band D.
Unavoidable losses on collection and discounts for single occupants are taken into account.
Dover’s tax base for 2008/09 is 39,795.66 Band D equivalent properties (39,483.82 in 2007/08).
Calculation of District Council Precept
| £ | |
| District Council budget funding requirement | 17,769 |
| Less Town and Parish Councils | (1,676) |
| Less forecast deficit | 49) |
| Amount to be financed | 16,044 |
To be financed by:
| £ | |
| Government grant |
10,113 |
| Council Tax | 5,881 |
| Collection fund surplus | 50 |
| Total financing | 16,044 |
Total Precept £55,066,875.68
Basic Council Tax Band D £1,383.74
Town and Parish 3%
Kent & Medway Towns Fire Authority 4.6%
Kent Police Authority 9.3%
Dover District Council 10.7%
Kent County Council 72.4%
Loans and Borrowing
The Council’s outstanding long term borrowing as at 31 March 2008 will remain at £7.0m.
Manpower
There were 420 full-time equivalent employees (total headcount 465) at December
2007. This is not forecast to change significantly in 2008.
Reserves
Internal general reserves are expected to be in the region of £5.31m at 31 March 2008,
of which £2.27m is general reserves, £1.60m are earmarked reserves and £1.44m is
held in the Special Projects reserve. The Special Projects reserve, which has been
accumulated in recent years from good housekeeping, will gradually be released to finance one-off projects in 2008/09 and future years.
E-mail: revenues@dover.gov.uk
