Cumbria County Council 2022-23 Council Tax Information

Last Updated: 15 March 2024

 The information provided on this page is for the year 2022/23 and reflects the budget as agreed by the County Council on 10 February 2022.

Cumbria County Council ceased to exist on 1 April 2023 and its operations were split between the newly created authorities of Westmorland and Furness Authority and Cumberland Authority.

This information is provided for historical purposes.

How Cumbria County Council spent the money it received

How the money is spent Total spending 2022/23 £m Income 2022/23 £m Net spending 2022/23 £m
People 668.7 (460.4)  
Economy and infrastructure 168.5 (26.5)  
Fire and rescue services 21.6 (0.6)  
Local committees 10.9 0.0  
Corporate, customer and community 46.7 (5.0)  
Finance 40.4 (1.8)  
Other items charged corporately 4.5 (0.5)  
Net service expenditure 961.3 (494.8)  
Other services (1) 29.8 0.0  
Less charges for building and equipment (2) (40.8) 0.0  
Money (taken from) / put in to reserves (13.0) 0.0  
Net budget 937.3 (494.8)  
How the spend is funded
How the spending is funded 2022/23 £m
Government funding (159.8)
Retained share of local business rates (14.3)
Pooled business rates (3) (2.5)
Surplus or shortfall on Council Tax collection from previous years (0.1)
Amount raised from Council Tax 265.8

The tax base (4) for Cumbria County Council in 2022-23 was 173,964, giving Council Tax for a Band D property as £1,528.00