Council tax financial information for 2016 to 2017

Joint council tax breakdown

Council tax financial information for the financial year

Council
tax band
 
Folkestone & Hythe
District
Council
£
 
Kent
County
Council
£
 
Kent Police
and Crime
Commissioner
£
 
Kent and
Medway
Fire and
Rescue
Authority
£
 
Total
council
tax+
£
 
A 155.04 755.70 101.43 48.00 1,060.17
B 180.88 881.65 118.34 56.00 1,236.87
C 206.72 1,007.60 135.24 64.00 1,413.56
D 232.56 1,133.55 152.15 72.00 1,590.26
E 284.24 1,385.45 185.96 88.00 1,943.65
F 335.92 1,637.35 219.77 104.00 2,297.04
G 387.60 1,889.25 253.58 120.00 2,650.43
H 465.12 2,267.10 304.30 144.00 3,180.52

+ includes Adult Social Care precept

Council tax charges by bands by parish

Parish

A
£

B
£

C
£

D
£

E
£

F
£

G
£

H
£

Folkestone 1115.05 1300.90 1486.73 1672.58 2044.26 2415.95 2787.63 3345.16
Sandgate 1107.17 1291.70 1476.23 1660.76 2029.82 2398.87 2767.93 3321.52
Hythe 1096.19 1278.89 1461.59 1644.29 2009.69 2375.08 2740.48 3288.58
Lydd 1118.73 1305.19 1491.64 1678.10 2051.01 2423.92 2796.83 3356.20
New Romney 1101.18 1284.71 1468.24 1651.77 2018.83 2385.89 2752.95 3303.54
Acrise 1060.92 1237.75 1414.56 1591.39 1945.03 2298.67 2652.31 3182.78
Elham   1075.35 1254.58 1433.80 1613.03 1971.48 2329.93 2688.38 3226.06
Elmsted 1066.51 1244.27 1422.01 1599.77 1955.27 2310.78 2666.28 3199.54
Hawkinge 1103.82 1287.80 1471.76 1655.74 2023.68 2391.62 2759.56 3311.48
Lyminge 1081.06 1261.24 1441.41 1621.59 1981.94 2342.29 2702.65 3243.18
Lympne 1079.43 1259.34 1439.24 1619.15 1978.96 2338.77 2698.58 3238.30
Monks Horton 1066.50 1244.25 1422.00 1599.75 1955.25 2310.75 2666.25 3199.50
Newington 1080.10 1260.13 1440.14 1620.16 1980.19 2340.23 2700.26 3240.32
Paddlesworth 1067.26 1245.14 1423.01 1600.89 1956.64 2312.39 2668.15 3201.78
Postling 1072.20 1250.91 1429.60 1608.31 1965.71 2323.11 2680.51 3216.62
Saltwood 1076.08 1255.44 1434.78 1614.13 1972.82 2331.52 2690.21 3228.26
Sellindge 1097.26 1280.15 1463.02 1645.90 2011.65 2377.41 2743.16 3291.80
Stanford 1078.37 1258.10 1437.83 1617.56 1977.02 2336.47 2695.93 3235.12
Stelling Minnis 1072.96 1251.79 1430.61 1609.44 1967.09 2324.74 2682.40 3218.88
Stowting 1069.38 1247.62 1425.84 1604.08 1960.54 2317.00 2673.46 3208.16
Swingfield 1087.52 1268.77 1450.02 1631.28 1993.79 2356.29 2718.80 3262.56
Brenzett 1086.95 1268.11 1449.27 1630.43 1992.75 2355.06 2717.38 3260.86
Brookland 1102.54 1286.30 1470.05 1653.81 2021.32 2388.83 2756.35 3307.62
Burmarsh 1083.10 1263.63 1444.14 1624.66 1985.69 2346.73 2707.76 3249.32
Dymchurch 1083.21 1263.75 1444.28 1624.82 1985.89 2346.96 2708.03 3249.64
Ivychurch 1093.06 1275.25 1457.42 1639.60 2003.95 2368.31 2732.66 3279.20
Newchurch 1081.38 1261.61 1441.84 1622.07 1982.53 2342.99 2703.45 3244.14
Old Romney 1060.17 1236.87 1413.56 1590.26 1943.65 2297.04 2650.43 3180.52
St Mary in the Marsh 1077.28 1256.83 1436.37 1615.92 1975.01 2334.10 2693.20 3231.84
Snargate 1060.17 1236.87 1413.56 1590.26 1943.65 2297.04 2650.43 3180.52

Folkestone & Hythe District Council's Expenditure and Income £'000

Expenditure and Income 2016/17

  2016/17
  Expenditure £'000 Income £'000 Net Expenditure £'000
General Fund Services* 68,544 -52,458 16,086
Housing - HRA** 17,536 -16,253 1,283
Other Operating Expenditure and Income + 14,215 -16,865 -2,650
Use of Reserves and Balances 1,591 -7,298 -5,707
Parish Precepts 1,827 0 1,827
COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENT 103,713 -92,874 10,839

Expenditure and Income 2015/16

  2015/16
  Expenditure £'000 Income £'000 Net Expenditure £'000
General Fund Services 69,235 -52,568 16,667
Housing - HRA 16,981 -16,436 545
Other Operating Expenditure and Income + 9,081 -17,206 -8,125
Use of Reserves and Balances 2,002 -2,533 -531
Parish Precepts 1,557 0 1,557
COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENT 98,856 -88,743 10,113

+ includes £435,830 Internal Drainage Board Levies (£427,280 in 2015/16)

Council tax requirement 2016/17

  £'000
     10,113
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross expenditure      4,587
Increase in town/parish expenditure          270
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross income    - 4,131
Council Tax Requirement 2016/17   10,839
Folkestone & Hythe District council tax base 36,629.85
Average District council tax base
(basic amount of council Tax base)
   £295.90

Value for money

For every £1 of council tax collected by the council the money is distributed as follows:

Amount Authority
£0.69 Kent County Council
£0.15 Folkestone & Hythe District Council
£0.09 Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
£0.04 Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority
£0.03 Town and Parish Councils

Major Town Council budgets

Folkestone Town Council 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Gross Expenditure 2,396,725 643,530
Income (1,729,990) (26,700)
Net Expenditure     666,735 616,830
Addition to Reserves                -  (35,000)
Council tax requirement     666,735 581,830
Hythe Town Council 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Gross Expenditure 415,287 422,395
Income (104,960) (135,055)
Net Expenditure  310,327 287,340
Addition to Reserves                -             -
Council tax requirement  310,327 287,340
Hawkinge Town Council 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Gross Expenditure 200,413 150,104
Income     (4,320)   (22,715)
Net Expenditure  196,093  127,390
Addition to Reserves   (10,000)    (5,000)
Council tax requirement  186,093  122,390
New Romney Town Council 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Gross Expenditure 167,570 149,475
Income  (24,200)  (23,810)
Net Expenditure   143,370 125,665
Addition to Reserves     14,800   14,100
Council tax requirement  158,170 139,765
Lydd Town Council 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Council Tax requirement  181,385 123,769

Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity (special expense)

The following figures show the share of council tax collected for the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity.

Special expenses 2016/17
£
2015/16
£
Budgeted Expenditure 623,030 668,375
Budgeted Income -93,570 -93,570
Expenditure after income 529,460 574,805
Previous years' underspends -36,389 -63,399
Council tax requirement 493,071 511,406
Council tax base (properties) 15,232,43 14,670.55
Average Band D council 5ax         32.37         34.86

About Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is Trustee for a number of areas of land in and around the town, looked after by the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity. The Council took over the role as Trustee from the Borough of Folkestone in 1974 following local government re-organisation.

The land looked after by the Charity specifically provides park, pleasure ground or recreation ground for the "use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the town and its neighbourhood." The Charity's expenditure (the difference between what it costs to maintain the parks and pleasure grounds and the income from fees, charges and rents) is met by the Council, as Trustee. This is treated as a special expense and is levied through council tax on areas covered by the former Borough of Folkestone (Folkestone and Sandgate).

Statement concerning adult social care funding

"The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has made an offer to adult social care authorities. ("Adult social care authorities" are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)

The offer is the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge a "precept" of up to 2% on its Council Tax for the financial year beginning in 2016 without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting expenditure on adult social care. Subject to the annual approval of the House of Commons, the Secretary of State intends to offer the option of charging this "precept" in relation to each financial year up to and including the financial year 2019-20.

In relation to the financial year beginning in 2016 the Secretary of State has determined (and the House of Commons has approved) a referendum principle of 4% (comprising 2% for expenditure on adult social care and 2% for other expenditure), for adult social care authorities. These authorities may therefore set council tax up to this percentage in 2016 without holding a referendum."

Information regarding precepting authorities

For Kent County Council

For Kent Police