Your council Budgets and spending Reasons for change in gross expenditure / budget requirement and effect on council tax
The factors behind the change in the gross expenditure and budget requirement and the subsequent effect this has on council tax are detailed here.
Table showing change in the gross expenditure and budget requirement
| Reasons for change in gross expenditure / budget requirement and effect on Council Tax | (£ million) | | --- | --- | | Pay and price increases due to inflation and factors outside the council's control | 38.9 | | Service pressures | 76.4 | | Budget savings | -22.2 | | Change in services funded from grants and other income | 81.2 | | Change in gross expenditure | 174.3 | | Increase in service income, such as increased charges for services | -113.3 | | Increase in internal financing | 1.9 | | Increase in corporate budgets | 3.8 | | Decrease in debt charges | -9.8 | | No change in interest on balances | 0 | | Change in budget requirement | 56.9 | | Less increase in Revenue Support Grant | -2.4 | | Less increase in business rates | -4.1 | | Less increase in top up grant | -1 | | Less increase in general grants | -29.1 | | Plus decrease in use of reserves | 11 | | Increase in Council Tax | 31.3 |