WHERE OUR MONEY COMES FROM Council tax Government funding including new homes bonus
(5%)
Business rates & extra council tax income from last year*
(11%)
(84%)
*Note: Each year the Council makes an allowance of noncollection of council tax. If the Council then exceeds its collection target, this surplus is applied the following year to support the revenue budget. This is only 0.2% of the total budget and so is not shown separately in this table.
HOW MUCH COUNCIL TAX DO YOU PAY WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL? ON A BAND D PROPERTY:
£1,483.93 PER YEAR
=
£123.66 PER MONTH
=
£28.53 PER WEEK
The everyday services this pays for includes: 3.38m refuse & recycling collections
Inspecting & maintaining 447 miles of highways & paths
Maintaining 420ha of countryside & 143 miles of public rights of way
The corporate parent to 100 children in care
Providing long term care to 1,800 vulnerable adults
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Elements of a Band D Council Tax:
2018/19
2019/20
Percentage Change
£1,336.13
£1,379.00
2.99%*
Wokingham Borough Council Social Care Precept
£97.76
£104.93
0.5%*
Parish Precept (average)
£60.50
£62.40
3.14%
£182.28
£206.28
13.17%**
£64.36
£66.28
2.99%
Wokingham Borough Council (excluding social care precept)
Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (correct at time of going to print)
*Percentage increase based on total Wokingham Borough Council 2018/19 council tax level (including social care precept), as per legislation **Under the government settlement, police forces can increase their precept by up to £24 in 19/20 The average total council tax bill for a Band D property includes the charges made by Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Royal Berkshire Fire Authority and your town and parish council.
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£1,741.03
£1,818.89
2019/20 Council Tax information
4.47%
