Council Tax Summary 2012-13 in PDF format - Allerdale Borough ...

So why has my council tax gone up
The Government has cut the grant that it gives to the Council. In 2012-13 the grant has been reduced
by 11.6%; in 2013-14 it is estimated that it will reduce by a further 3.4% and in 2014-15 by another
2.9%. This means the Council must, over the next three years, find savings of £3.5 million.
To find these savings, the Council now has a ‘Reducing Spend’ programme, which focuses on building
maintenance and operational costs, management structures, administration review, efficiencies,
re-negotiating contracts, income generation and service reductions. The Council recognises that while
trying to maintain and improve the services which the public want, reductions in its services are
unavoidable.
For 2012-13, savings of nearly £1.5 million have been identified. Details of the savings are available
at www.allerdale.gov.uk
However, despite finding these savings and continuing to work to find another £2 million of savings,
the Council has had to increase council tax. Allerdale Borough Council’s share of the council tax
has gone up by 2.9%, or an average of 8p per week for a band D house. Although Cumbria County
Council has frozen its share of the council tax, the Police has increased its portion of the council tax
bill by 3.6%. Your parish council may also have increased its share of the council tax bill.
Increases in expenditure have been strictly limited to those to which the Council is contractually
committed. There are ‘one-off’ increases to cover reductions in income, such as a reduction in rental
income from Workington town centre properties and a reduction in income from the Benefits
Administration Grant.
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