Cumbria County Council income and expenditure
Last Updated: 3 April 2024
Council Tax levels for Cumbria County Council
| Band | Council Tax level |
|---|---|
| A | £1,018.66 |
| B | £1,188.45 |
| C | £1,358.22 |
| D | £1,528.00 |
| E | £1,867.55 |
| F | £2,207.11 |
| G | £2,546.66 |
| H | £3,056.00 |
County council income and expenditure
| How the money is spent | Total spending2021 to 2022£million | Net spending2021 to 2022£million | Total spending2022 to 2023£million | Income2022 to 2023 £million | Net spending 2022 to 2023 £million |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | 642.8 | 196.9 | 668.7 | -460.4 | 208.3 |
| Economy & Infrastructure | 154.4 | 129.2 | 168.5 | -26.5 | 142.0 |
| Fire & Rescue Services | 21.0 | 20.5 | 21.6 | -0.6 | 21.0 |
| Local Committees | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 10.9 |
| Corporate, Customer & Community | 44.5 | 39.6 | 46.7 | -5.0 | 41.7 |
| Finance | 39.7 | 37.9 | 40.4 | -1.8 | 38.6 |
| Other items Charged Corporately | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| Other services (1) | 13.9 | 13.9 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 29.8 |
| Less charges for building and equipment (2) | -34.9 | -34.9 | -40.8 | 0.0 | -40.8 |
| Service costs | 918.0 | 439.2 | 961.3 | -494.8 | 466.5 |
| Money (taken from)/put into reserves | 17.7 | 17.7 | -13.0 | 0.0 | -13.0 |
| Budget | 914.7 | 435.9 | 937.3 | -494.8 | 442.5 |
| How the spend is funded | 2021 to 2022£million | 2022 to 2023 £million |
|---|---|---|
| Government funding | -157.5 | -159.8 |
| Retained share of local business rates | -18.9 | -14.3 |
| Pooled Business Rates (3) | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| Surplus or shortfall on Council Tax collection | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Amount raised from Council Tax | 257.9 | 265.8 |
| How Council Tax is calculated | 2020 to 2021 | 2022 to 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Amount raised from Council Tax | £248.3million | £265.8million |
| Divide by tax base (number of properties in Band D, less discounts) (4) | 172,396 | 173,964 |
| Council Tax for a Band D property | £1,440.05 | £1,528.00 |
| How Cumbria County Council spending has changed | Amount £million |
|---|---|
| Budget 2021 to 2022 | 435.9 |
| Funding changes: due to changes in how services are funded and reductions in grant funded expenditure and use of earmarked reserves | -2.8 |
| Earmarked Reserves: Change due to allocation to/from Reserves | -31.1 |
| Inflation: this will add to costs | 24.3 |
| Service priorities: other demands that increase the costs of services | 12.9 |
| Savings: efficiencies and changes to services that reduce cost of services | 3.3 |
| Total changes | 6.6 |
| Budget 2022 to 2023 | 442.5 |
| How Council Tax requirement has changed | Amount £million |
|---|---|
| Council Tax requirement for 2021 to 2022 | 257.9 |
| Changes in Net Budget (see above) | 6.6 |
| Changes in General Funding not reflected in the Net Budget | -2.3 |
| Decrease in budgeted income from Retained share of local Business rates | 4.6 |
| Change in surplus of shortfall on council tax collection from previous years | -1.0 |
| Total charges | 7.9 |
| Council Tax requirement 2022 to 2023 | 265.8 |
Notes:
- Other services includes provision for inflation that will be allocated to services during the year and also includes precept payments which will be made to third parties during the year
- Each service includes a depreciation charge for using building and equipment. These charges are also shown in the line 'less for charges for buildings and equipment' in the table above.
- The County Council has entered into a pooled business rates arrangements with all six Cumbrian districts in 2022 to 2023. This figure is an estimate of the benefit to the County Council of being part of the Cumbria Business Rate Pool.
- The 2022 to 2023 taxbase is greater than 2021 to 2022 because of changes in the demand for Council Tax discounts and for changes to a number of properties liable for Council Tax in Cumbria.
This table reflects the budget as agreed by the County Council on 10 February 2022.