Your council Budgets and spending
Details of the net expenditure per head of population.
| Services | 2024-2025 £ / head | 2025- 2026 £ / head | | --- | --- | --- | | Adult care | 377 | 430 | | Children's services | 189 | 217 | | Refuse disposal | 61 | 47 | | Highways and countryside | 40 | 40 | | Public transport | 22 | 21 | | Planning | 4 | 4 | | Public health | 0 | 0 | | Health and communities | 8 | 12 | | Trading standards | 2 | 2 | | Contingency | 33 | 33 | | Other services | 92 | 89 | | Total | 828 | 895 | | Plus debt charges | 62 | 49 | | Plus other corporate budgets | 5 | 9 | | Less interest receipts | -5 | -4 | | Plus Internal financing | 0 | 2 | | Net budget requirement | 890 | 951 | | Less Revenue Support Grant | -21 | -24 | | Less Business Rates | -26 | -31 | | Less Top Up Grant | -127 | -127 | | Less general grants | -192 | -225 | | Less use of reserves | -14 | 0 | | Council Tax | 510 | 544 |