How your 2023-24 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:
| Budget Summary | 2023/24
Budget
£’000 | 2022/23
Budget
£’000 | Difference
% |
|---|
| Net Budget 2023/24 |
17,385 |
|
|
| Inflation |
2,691 |
|
|
| Net movement in contributions to reserves & balances (Note 1) |
-1,018 |
|
|
| One-offs (Note 2) |
960 |
|
|
| Growth (Note 3) |
682 |
|
|
| Identified savings (Note 4) |
-1,968 |
|
|
| Net Budget 2023/24 |
18,732 |
17,385 |
7.75% |
| Less: Funding: |
|
|
|
| Business Rates Share |
8,562 |
7,746 |
10.53% |
| Government Revenue Support & Other Grants |
1,148 |
482 |
138.17% |
| New Homes Bonus Grant |
645 |
1,229 |
-47.52% |
| Collection Fund Deficit |
55 |
-109 |
|
| Total Funding |
10,410 |
-9,348 |
11.36% |
| Expenditure to be met by Council Tax payers |
8,322 |
8,038 |
3.53% |
| Divided by equivalent number of Band D properties |
39,974.37 |
39,763.21 |
0.53% |
| |
£ |
£ |
% |
| Dover Tax level (Band D) |
208.17 |
202.14 |
2.98% |
| Add: |
|
|
|
| Kent County Council precept |
1,534.23 |
1,461.24 |
4.99% |
| The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent precept |
243.15 |
228.15 |
6.57% |
| Kent & Medway Fire and Rescue Service precept |
87.30 |
82.35 |
6.01% |
| Council Tax level (Band D) |
2,072.85 |
1,973.88 |
5.01% |
Notes:
- Use of reserves to smooth the impact of current pressures from macro economic environment.
- Anticipated changes relating to the Port Health Service and Leisure Service support requirements.
- Service impacts from Homelessness and Benefits due to economic environment.
- Expected savings and income generation anticipated in year.