Our budget 2024-2025
Planned Net Expenditure & Income Breakdown 2024 to 2025
|
Net Cost of Service |
2024 to 2025 £'000 |
2023 to 2024 £'000 |
|---|---|---|
|
Policy and Finance Committee |
1,947 |
2,203 |
|
Corporate Support Committee |
7,847 |
7,678 |
|
Economy Committee |
2,544 |
2,449 |
|
Environment Committee |
10,901 |
10,810 |
|
Planning Policy Committee |
1,094 |
906 |
|
Housing and Wellbeing Committee |
5,785 |
5,937 |
|
Recharges to HRA |
(1,746) |
(1,526) |
|
Total Net Cost of Services |
28,372 |
28,457 |
|
Corporate Costs |
2024 to 2025 £'000 |
2023 to 2024 £'000 |
|---|---|---|
|
Parish Precepts |
5,530 |
5,301 |
|
Other Precepts & Levies |
249 |
249 |
|
Interest and investment income |
(2,260) |
(1,825) |
|
Contingency Budget |
10 |
0 |
|
Pension deficit contributions |
1,284 |
1,323 |
|
Total Corporate Costs |
4,803 |
5,048 |
|
Total Net Budget Requirement |
33,175 |
33,505 |
|
Financed By |
2024 to 2025 £'000 |
2023 to 2024 £'000 |
|---|---|---|
|
Retained Business Rates |
(8,032) |
(7,626) |
|
New Homes Bonus |
(1,378) |
(616) |
|
Other Non-Ringfenced Grants |
(1,080) |
(1,641) |
|
Council Tax Income: Arun |
(13,451) |
(12,982) |
|
Council Tax Income: Parish Councils |
(5,530) |
(5,301) |
|
Collection Fund: Deficit/(Surplus) |
(148) |
(152) |
|
Total Financed By |
(29,619) |
(28,318) |
|
Funded from Usable Revenue Reserves |
3,556 |
5,187 |
How spending has changed
|
2023/24 Council Tax Requirement |
£'000 18,282 |
|---|---|
|
Change in Establishment |
1,102 |
|
Increase in Combined Cleansing Contract |
485 |
|
Net increase in Homelessness Expenditure |
491 |
|
District Election 2023-24 |
(282) |
|
Utility prices |
105 |
|
Retained Business Rates (including s31 grants) |
(406) |
|
Change in New Homes Bonus |
(762) |
|
Changes in other non ringfenced grants |
745 |
|
Interest on Investments |
(435) |
|
Increase in income |
(799) |
|
Change in Reserve Contributions |
(3,556) |
|
Other net variations < £300k |
4,011 |
|
2024/25 Council Tax Requirement |
18,891 |
Band D Council Tax
|
|
2024 to 2025 |
2023 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Including parishes |
£294.06* |
£284.96** |
|
Excluding parishes |
£208.39 |
£202.34 |
* Council Tax Requirement of £18,981,573 divided by tax base of 64,550 for 2024/25.
** Council Tax Requirement of £18,282,458 divided by tax base of 64,159 for 2023/24.
Note : Arun’s tax base represents the number of Band D equivalent dwellings in the district, adjusted for exemptions, discounts, council tax reduction and the Collection rate percentage.
Levies
|
|
2024 to 2025 |
2023 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Levy on Arun £'000 |
Levy on Arun £'000 |
|
Total |
249 |
245 |
The above Levies are a combined total for Littlehampton Harbour Board and the Environment Agency Internal Drainage Board (River Arun).
Parish and Town Council precepts
|
|
2024 to 2025 | 2024 to 2025 | 2024 to 2025 |
2023 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Parish |
Precept £ |
Tax Base Band D Dwellings |
Local Charge Band D Tax £ |
Precept £ |
|
Aldingbourne |
156,254 | 1,921 | 81.34 |
151,778 |
|
Aldwick |
114,424 | 5,316 | 21.52 |
95,000 |
|
Angmering |
432,575 | 4,010 | 107.87 |
410,570 |
|
Arundel |
194,716 | 1,633 | 119.24 |
187,828 |
|
Barnham and Eastergate |
188,400 | 2,442 |
77.15 |
171,429 |
|
Bersted |
154,905 | 3,490 | 44.39 |
143,324 |
|
Bognor Regis |
999,504 | 7,353 | 135.93 |
1,009,819 |
|
Burpham |
3,000 | 131 | 22.90 |
2,800 |
|
Clapham |
17,820 | 140 | 127.29 |
14,061 |
|
Climping |
19,000 | 449 | 42.32 |
16,760 |
|
East Preston |
275,899 | 2,803 | 98.43 |
279,262 |
|
Felpham |
116,885 | 4,942 | 23.65 |
109,435 |
|
Ferring |
93,184 | 2,400 | 38.83 |
93,184 |
|
Findon |
58,000 | 974 | 59.55 |
56,000 |
|
Ford |
20,000 | 455 | 43.96 |
17,860 |
|
Houghton |
0 | 53 | 0.00 |
0 |
|
Kingston |
9,090 | 442 | 20.57 |
9,090 |
|
Littlehampton |
1,510,181 | 10,279 | 146.92 |
1,446,520 |
|
Lyminster |
9,000 | 182 | 49.45 |
9,500 |
|
Madehurst |
0 | 59 | 0.00 |
0 |
|
Middleton |
55,600 | 2,299 | 24.18 |
53,000 |
|
Pagham |
80,270 | 2,702 | 29.71 |
78,473 |
|
Patching |
4,000 | 121 | 33.06 |
4,000 |
|
Poling |
0 | 92 | 0.00 |
0 |
|
Rustington |
786,000 | 6,034 | 130,26 |
759,000 |
|
Slindon |
31,745 | 291 | 109.09 |
23,258 |
|
South Stoke |
0 | 31 | 0.00 |
0 |
|
Walberton |
100,715 | 1,336 | 75.39 |
72,525 |
|
Warningcamp |
550 | 89 | 6.18 |
0 |
|
Yapton |
98,550 | 2,081 | 47.36 |
86,050 |
|
Total |
5,530,267 | 64,550 | 85.67 |
5,300,526 |
As you can see from your bill, Council Tax is made up of charges from several organisations. The total is the sum of Council Tax for:
- West Sussex County Council
- Arun District Council
- Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
- Parish/Town Council (if applicable)
- minus any discount, relief or council tax reduction
There are 8 bands at which Council Tax is charged and the Arun District Council 2024 to 2025 tax for each band is:
| Band | Council Tax |
|---|---|
|
A |
£138.93 |
|
B |
£162.08 |
|
C |
£185.24 |
|
D |
£208.39 |
|
E |
£254.70 |
|
F |
£301.01 |
|
G |
£347.32 |
|
H |
£416.78 |