Your guide to Council Tax

Council Tax budget

Our budget for 2025/26 and 2026/27
2025/26 Budgets   2026/27 Budgets

Expenditure
£000

Income
£000

Net
£000

Service Expenditure
£000
Income
£000
Net
£000
3,815 2,158 1,657 Housing Services 3,841 2,121 1,720
14,333 14,374 (41) Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support 14,351 14,726 (375)
8,145 4,583 3,562 Community Services 8,097 4,181 3,916
11,259 4,557 6,702 Environmental and Sustainability 11,681 4,698 6,983
18,944 11,644 7,300 Corporate Management 19,542 12,125 7,417
3,585 1,575 2,010 Planning Services 3,775 1,526 2,249
293 137 156 Licensing and Regulatory Services 327 132 195
 
60,374 39,028 21,346 Total - General Fund Services 61,614 39,509 22,105
(2,604) Asset Management Account (2,973)
(10,609) Treasury and Financing (9,934)
(2,112) Government Grants (4,870)
4,681 Contribution to/(from) Reserves 2,339
10,702 Budget Requirement 6,667
 
3,600 Business Rates Retention (Net) (880)
7,102 Council Tax Payers 7,547
10,702 Budget Requirement 6,667

The cost of Council housing is met from rents and the budgets for this service are not shown in this statement. Council housing receives no subsidy from Council Tax.

The websites for Surrey County Council and Surrey Police have further information about their budgets

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