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Council Tax & How it is Spent

How your council tax is spent

Your council tax helps to pay for services provided at all levels of local government – county and town or parish councils, as well as the police and fire authorities.

Expenditure 2018/2019 (£) 2019/2020(£)
Administration, management, maintenance 805,530 809,893
Promotions, grants, donations 44,318 42,065
Projects and facilities 695,077 2,314,960
Total gross expenditure 1,544,925 3,166,923
Less Income 2018/2019 (£) 2019/2020 (£)
All Income 700,381 1,920,173
Use of reserves 0 322,565
Council tax support funding from Wiltshire Council 0 0
Budget requirement (precept) 889,834 924,185