1. Derbyshire Dales: a beautiful place to live, work and visit
Spending Plans and Priorities
Phil Colledge
Head of Finance
2. BUDGET CONSULTATION
Priority services that the Council should spend most on:
๏ Creating and sustaining local employment
๏ Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour
๏ Keeping streets and public areas clean
๏ Improving the supply of affordable, decent housing
Services that the Council should spend least on:
๏ Subsidising special events
๏ Tackling climate change
๏ Expensive general publicity
๏ Encouraging visitors to stay longer & providing Tourist Information Centres
3. CORPORATE PLAN 2011-2015
Based on budget constraints, the publicโs
wishes, Membersโ aims, evidence of need
Three priorities 2011-15:
1. Housing which meets local needs
โข Increase the availability of affordable housing
โข Improve housing for vulnerable people
2. A clean, green and prosperous Dales
โข Minimise waste & increase recycling
โข Enable development sites & business growth
3. Safe and healthy communities
โข Keep alcohol related crime low
โข Encourage active & healthy lifestyles
4. MAIN MESSAGES FOR 2013/14
โข No proposed service reductions
โข No increase in Council Tax by the
District Council
5. LOCAL GOVโT FINANCE SETTLEMENT
Introduction of Local Retention of Business Rates
Estimated Business Rates to be collected ยฃ16,797,000
Allocation:
Retained by Central Government 50% ยฃ8,398,000
Derbyshire County Council 9% ยฃ1,512,000
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue 1% ยฃ168,000
Derbyshire Dales District Council 40% ยฃ6,719,000
ยฃ16,797,000
Derbyshire Dalesโ share ยฃ6,719,000
Less Tariff ยฃ5,256,000
Business Rates Retained by District Council ยฃ1,463,000
6. LOCAL GOVโT FINANCE SETTLEMENT
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
โFormulaโ Funding ยฃ3,046,000 ยฃ2,846,000 ยฃ2,397,000
Reduction over previous year 15.6% 6.6% 15.8%
Comes on top of 15.6% grant reduction for 2012/13, and 16.2% cut in 2011/12
i.e. more than 50% cut over 4 years.
7. FOUR-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
ยฃ000s ยฃ000s ยฃ000s ยฃ000s
Forecast Spending Level 9,492 9,513 9,651 9,792
Income from Council Tax -5,246 -5,246 -5351 -5,458
Income from Grants etc. -4,246 -3,864 -3,365 -3,195
Savings to be achieved - 403 935 1,139
8. APPROACH TO ACHIEVING SAVINGS
๏ Review & reduce spending across all services while
minimising as far as possible the impact on residents
- No service reductions in 2013/14
๏ Consider shared services & other alternative service
delivery methods
๏ Reduce fixed and variable employee costs while
protecting existing employees as far as practicable
๏ Assess utilisation of reserves and balances
๏ Generation of additional income
๏ Increase fees and charges
๏ Consider future Council Tax increases
- No increase proposed for 2013/14
