Cumbria County Council 2022-23 Council Tax Information

Cumbria County Council 2022-2023 Council tax Information The Information provided on this page is for the year 2022/2023 and reflects the budget as agreed by the County Council on 10th February…

Cumbria County Council 2022-2023 Council tax Information

The Information provided on this page is for the year 2022/2023 and reflects the budget as agreed by the County Council on 10th February 2022.

Cumbria County Council ceased to exist on 1st April 2023 and its operations were split between the newly created Authorities of Westmorland and Furness Authority and Cumberland Authority.

The information is provided for historical purposes.

How Cumbria County Council spent the money it received

How the money is spent

Total Spending
2022/23
£m

Income
2022/23
£m

Net Spending
2022/23
£m

People

668.7

(460.4)

208.3

Economy and Infrastructure

168.5

(26.5)

142.0

Fire and Rescue Services

21.6

(0.6)

21.0

Local Committees

10.9

0.0

10.9

Corporate, Customer and Community

46.7

(5.0)

41.7

Finance

40.4

(1.8)

38.6

Other Items Charged Corporately

4.5

(0.5)

4.0

Net Service Expenditure

961.3

(494.8)

466.5

Other Services (1)

29.8

0.0

29.8

Less charges for building and equipment (2)

(40.8)

0.0

(40.8)

Money (taken from) / put into reserves

(13.0)

0.0

(13.0)

Net Budget

937.3

(494.8)

442.5

How the spend is funded

How the spending is funded:

2022/23
£m

Government Funding

(159.8)

Retained share of local Business Rates

(14.3)

Pooled Business Rates (3)

(2.5)

Surplus or shortfall on Council Tax collection from previous years

(0.1)

Amount raised from Council Tax

265.8

The tax base (4) for Cumbria County Council in 2022-23 was 173,964 giving Council Tax for a Band D property as £1,528.00

  1. Other services includes provision for inflation that will be allocated to services during the year and also includes precept payments which will be made to third parties during the year.
  2. Each service includes a depreciation charge for using buildings and equipment. The charges are also shown in the line 'Less charges for buildings and equipment' in the table above.
  3. The County Council has entered into a pooled business rates arrangements with all six Cumbrian District Councils in 2022/2023. This figure is an estimate of the benefit to the County Council of being part of the Cumbrian Business Rate Pool.
  4. The 2022/2023 tax base is different than 2021/2022 because of the changes in the demand for the Council Tax discounts and for changes in the number of properties liable for Council tax in Cumbria.