Welford Parish Council
  • Home
  • History
  • Parish Council
    • Agendas & Minutes
    • Finance
    • Policies
  • News
  • Amenities
  • Local Contacts
  • Home
  • History
  • Parish Council
    • Agendas & Minutes
    • Finance
    • Policies
  • News
  • Amenities
  • Local Contacts

West Berks Council - Budget Proposals 2018/19

13/2/2018

0 Comments

 
Press Release Date: 12 February 2018

Budget Proposals 2018/19

West Berkshire Council's Executive are being asked to recommend to Council their budget proposal for council services for 2018/19. The budget is due to be considered at the meeting of Full Council on 1 March. 
 
The Revenue Budget proposes a Council Tax increase of 2.99% from West Berkshire Council this year, with a 3% Adult Social Care precept. The Council Tax increase will raise £2.7m and the precept will raise a further £2.7m ring-fenced for adult social care. 

Adult Social Care makes up over a third of the Council’s net revenue budget. The precept will go towards funding the mounting pressures faced in the areas of learning disability, demographic increases and increased costs.

In order to arrive at a balanced budget for 2018/19, £5.2m of savings and income generation proposals have been recommended.
The £125m revenue budget is funded 75% from council tax, 18% from retained business rates and 7% from government grants and other funding such as the Better Care Fund. The Revenue Support Grant has been reduced by £24 million since 2013/14 and we will receive only £120 thousand in 2018/19. 
The £191m five year capital programme helps deliver the key priorities for improvement in the Council Strategy 2015-2019 by proposing investment over the next five years in the following key areas.
£69.8 million for new school places and improvements to school buildings; £55.5m for maintenance and improvement of the district’s roads; £3.7m for maintenance and improvement of parks, open spaces sporting and cultural facilities and £0.5m for grants to support community projects.

A further £15.7m has been allocated for occupational health equipment, home adaptations and supported living for vulnerable adults and looked after children and to improve the supply of temporary accommodation for people at risk of becoming homeless.  

£4 million has been earmarked to complete the delivery of superfast broadband across West Berkshire and £30m for investment in commercial property in order to generate revenue income to help meet the running costs of Council services.

Councillor Anthony Chadley, West Berkshire’s Executive Member for Finance said: “West Berkshire is facing huge financial constraints, as are all councils. This means that unless changes are made to the way we deliver services and income generated from sources apart from the Government Grant, more services will be impacted.

"Your council is adapting during the current financial challenges to help ensure that West Berkshire continues to be a great place in which to live and work.” 

View the proposals.


​
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Keeping you up to date with Parish news and events. If you have an event or news item you would like to share please email the Parish Clerk

    Archives

    January 2025
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    May 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017

    Categories

    All
    Local Events
    Local Information
    Neighbourhood Watch
    Parochial Church Council
    Planning

    RSS Feed

This is a community website provided by Welford Parish Council. It aims to be a handy source of parish information (past and present) as well as news and events. The Parish Council wish to thank all of those who contributed to the information on the website. Whilst every endeavour has been made to ensure its accuracy, we cannot be held responsible for the content supplied. ​​​

Parish Clerk Contact Details

Mobile: 07917485191
welfordparish @ yahoo.com

Privacy

General Privacy Notice

Website Info

Website created by Carolyn Creator of Websites
©2018 All Rights Reserved
​Welford Parish Council