How your 2025/26 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:
| Budget Summary | 2025/26 Budget £’000 | 2024/25 Budget £’000 | Difference % |
|---|
| Net Budget 2025/26 |
19,975 |
|
|
| Inflation |
2,353 |
|
|
| Net decreases in income/grants |
0 |
|
|
| Net movement in contributions to reserves & balances (Note 1) |
5 |
|
|
| One-offs (Note 2) |
(1,268) |
|
|
| Growth (Note 3) |
2069 |
|
|
| Identified savings (Note 4) |
(1,136) |
|
|
| Net Budget 2025/26 |
21,998 |
19,975 |
10.13% |
| Less: Funding: |
|
|
|
| Business Rates Share |
9,817 |
9,109 |
7.77% |
| Government Revenue Support & Other Grants |
614 |
1,666 |
-63.15% |
| New Homes Bonus Grant |
634 |
346 |
54.34% |
| Collection Fund Deficit |
36 |
91 |
|
| Govt. Grants |
1,699 |
0 |
|
| Total Funding |
12,700 |
11,212 |
13.27% |
| Expenditure to be met by Council Tax payers |
9,299 |
8,763 |
6.12% |
| Divided by equivalent number of Band D properties |
42,119.72 |
40,874.50 |
3.05% |
| |
£ |
£ |
% |
| Dover Tax level (Band D) |
220.77 |
214.38 |
2.98% |
| Add: |
|
|
|
| Kent County Council precept |
1,691.19 |
1,610.82 |
4.99% |
| The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent precept |
270.15 |
256.15 |
6.57% |
| Kent & Medway Fire and Rescue Service precept |
94.86 |
89.91 |
6.01% |
| Council Tax level (Band D) |
2,276.97 |
2,171.26 |
5.01% |
Notes:
- Forecast on-going impact from Covid 19 on key income streams.
- Includes application of DEFRA funding to offset the impact of the Dover Port Health Authority.
- Reduction in assumptions relating to pressures and service impacts from Covid 19.
- Impact of phased implementation of the Dover Port Health Authority.
- Expected savings and income generation anticipated in year.
How your Council Tax is worked out - previous years