How your 2019-20 Council Tax was 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:
How your 2019/20 Council Tax is worked out
| Budget Summary | 2019/20
Budget
£’000 | 2018/19
Budget
£’000 | Difference
% |
|---|
| Net Budget 2018/19 |
14,487 |
|
|
| Inflation |
652 |
|
|
| Net decreases in income/grants (see notes below) |
540 |
|
|
| Net contribution to reserves & balances |
276 |
|
|
| One-offs |
0 |
|
|
| Growth (see notes below) |
156 |
|
|
| Identified savings |
-160 |
|
|
| Net Budget 2019/20 |
15,951 |
14,487 |
10.09% |
| Less: Funding: |
|
|
|
| Business Rates Share |
7,196 |
5,946 |
21.02% |
| Government Revenue Support Grant |
56 |
568 |
-90.14% |
| New Homes Bonus Grant |
1,729 |
1,515 |
14.12% |
| Collection Fund Deficit |
-246 |
-464 |
|
| Total Funding |
8,735 |
7,565 |
15.46% |
| Expenditure to be met by Council Tax payers |
7,215.6 |
6,922.1 |
4.24% |
| Divided by equivalent number of Band D properties |
38,526.26 |
37,962.69 |
1.48% |
| |
£ |
£ |
% |
| Dover Tax level (Band D) |
187.29 |
182.34 |
2.71% |
| Add: |
|
|
|
| Kent County Council precept |
1,299.42 |
1,237.68 |
4.98% |
| The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent precept |
193.15 |
169.15 |
14.18% |
| Kent & Medway Fire and Rescue Authority precept |
77.76 |
75.51 |
2.97% |
| Council Tax level (Band D) |
1,757.62 |
1,664.68 |
5.58% |
Notes:
- Income decrease includes loss of parking income due to the new leisure centre having free car parking, Tides car park becoming a free car park, and the closure of several car parks in the district, as well as reduced permissible recharges of staff time to HRA and projects.
- Growth includes extra costs of tourism, enforcement, digital support and apprenticeships.
- Loan liabilities – the council’s total outstanding borrowings from external organisations on 31 March 2019 were estimated at £100.36 million.