Click4Assistance UK Live Chat Software
Skip to main content

Council Tax budget information

Overview

We spend around £990m per year providing services to local residents. In 2024 - 25, almost a quarter of this (over £243m) will be funded through Council Tax paid by residents of the borough; a further £73m will be funded through business rates paid by companies. Elements of the Council Tax you pay will also fund services provided by Cheshire Fire Authority, Cheshire Police (through the Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire) and local parish and town councils.

Our vision to 2028 is set out in the Council Plan called ‘Play Your Part towards a Stronger Future’.

The following table shows the 2024 - 25 budget that has been developed to deliver the priorities set out in the Council Plan.

  2024-25 2023-24
  Spend (£000s) Income (£000s) Net spend (£000s) Net spend (£000s)
Adult social care and health

258,969

(80,014)

178,955

161,469

Children and families

388,302

(287,023)

101,279

79,375

Communities environment and economy

112,139

(48,172)

63,967

59,546

Housing revenue account

27,412

(27,412)

0

0

Corporate services

68,822

(37,670)

31,152

42,718

Housing benefits

93,374

(93,374)

0

2

Capital financing

25,793

(5,075)

20,718

23,259

Contingencies 14,932

0

14,932

17,034

Council budget

989,743

(578,740)

411,003

383,403

Use of reserves

0

(14,477)

(14,477)

(14,489)

Corporate grants

0

(71,454)

(71,454)

(61,179)

Revenue support grant

0

(4,470)

(4,470)

(4,192)

Business rates

0

(73,087)

(73,087)

(68,237)

Collection fund surplus

0

(4,358)

(4,358)

(6,372)

Council Tax requirement

989,743

(746,586)

243,157

228,934
Parish precepts

5,160

0

5,160

4,722

Council Tax (including precepts)

994,903

(746,586)

248,317

233,656