Staffordshire County Council Leaflet

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Giving you more
for your council tax
Staffordshire County Council’s job is to help make your life better –
from keeping you safe from crime and caring for those most in need,
to supporting businesses to create jobs and growth.
Here’s where our money comes from:
Council tax income
General Grants
22%
11%
42%
Other Income
Dedicated
Schools Grant
18%
7%
Business Rates
Retention
Income
Our total income is £1,224.3 million each year.
What will you have to pay in
2013-14?
For the last three years Staffordshire
County Council has frozen or even
cut the amount it charges you for
its share of the Council Tax.
Here is what you will pay to us
from April 2013, depending on the
‘band’ of your home:
2013/14 charge
Band A
£684.83
Band B
£798.97
Band C
£913.11
Band D
£1,027.25
Band E
£1,255.53
Band F
£1,483.81
Band G
£1,712.08
Band H
£2,054.50
We are making the most of your money
We are getting on with the basics while doing new things to try to
make local life better. This includes working more closely with the
health service to look after older people, supporting children through
education, investing in roads and running the council in different ways
to make it more efficient.
Here’s a summary of how the money is split between services:
Gross
2012/13
£ millions
Income
Net
Gross
2013/14
£ millions
Income
Net
Schools*
593.5
593.5
-
517.1
517.1
-
Children’s services
101.5
28.0
73.5
143.9
46.8
97.0
42.4
2.3
40.1
49.0
0.0
49.0
283.1
86.4
196.7
310.9
90.3
220.6
Environmental and
regulatory services
28.3
3.6
24.7
27.0
3.4
23.7
Highways and transportation
61.7
17.0
44.7
62.9
17.4
45.5
Planning services
29.1
20.8
8.3
30.5
22.2
8.3
Cultural and related services
14.9
3.0
11.8
14.8
2.9
11.9
Other services
64.3
35.3
29.0
22.8
2.6
20.3
Capital financing
46.5
-
46.5
43.4
-
43.4
2.0
-
2.0
2.0
-
2.0
1,267.3
789.9
477.4
1,224.3
702.7
521.6
Other education services
Adult social care
Contingency
Total spending
* Dedicated Schools Grant, which funds school budgets and associated costs, is a provisional
allocation which will be adjusted once final pupil numbers are known.
Other services include such areas as Property, Finance, HR, ICT. It also includes a levy from
the Environment Agency (£0.3m).
Working towards a prosperous future
We are investing to make a more secure future for everyone in the
county. New businesses are being attracted to Staffordshire, and
more jobs are being created for people.
Find out more at www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Find out more
If you would like this information in large print,
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any other language, please ring 0300 111 8000
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There is much more information about council tax and
our spending at
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/counciltax
To find out more about our work call
0300 111 8000
or visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk