The budget for the year April 2025 to March 2026 has been set at £20.3 million, together with a capital programme of £22.0 million. These are the amounts that we believe we will need to continue providing high quality services and to meet the ambitious targets and projects set for the year.
| Service area | Planned spend Figures in £'000 |
|---|---|
| Climate change, environmental services and sustainability | 6,252 |
| Community care | 4,763 |
| Enterprise, parking and local economy | (1,944) |
| Finance and resources | 3,837 |
| Housing | 4,405 |
| Leisure, culture and commercial strategy | 7,425 |
| Planning | 5,261 |
| Policy and transformation | 3,664 |
| Net cost of all services | 33,663 |
| Capital financing | 2,901 |
| Depreciation reversal | (4,641) |
| Interest on balances | (4,500) |
| Investment properties | (3,396) |
| Local government reorganisation | 250 |
| Claygate Parish - localisation of Council Tax Benefits Grant | 3 |
| Net budget before use of Reserves | 24,280 |
| Multiplier Compensation Grant | (498) |
| Extended Producer Responsibility Grant | (1,350) |
| Funding Floor | (1,516) |
| (From)/to earmarked reserve | (494) |
| Transfer from Council Tax Freeze Grant Reserve | (93) |
| New Homes Bonus | (169) |
| New Homes Bonus transferred to reserves | 169 |
| Net budget | 20,329 |
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Council Tax
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Medium term financial strategy
In February 2025 the council approved its Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/2026 to 2030/2031 projecting the financial position of the council in the medium term: