Extreme heat and health alerts
Both the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have extended the red alerts for Surrey and the south east until 11pm on Friday 26 June.
What Council Tax is
Who needs to pay, how your bill is calculated, how it is spent.
How we spend your Council Tax
We collect money to fund the local services that we provide to you.
How our budget is funded
Our budget is funded by:
- Council Tax
- business rates
- direct funding from national government
| Source of funding | Expected income (£ million) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Council Tax | £13.8m | The money we receive from our residents to pay for the services we provide. |
| Business rates | £3.4m | The money we receive from businesses such as shops, offices, hotels and factories, to pay for the services we provide. |
| Government grant | £4.7m | The funding we receive from central Government in the form of Revenue Support Grant. |
| Total | £22m |
Our budgets
The table below sets out our 2 budgets for the financial year.
- Our 'business as usual budget' shows our costs to deliver local services.
- Our 'total budget' shows our full financial position including debt costs, commercial property income and change management costs.
| Spending on service areas | Business as usual budget (£million) | Total budget (£million) |
|---|---|---|
| Place and digital | £5.7m | £5.7m |
| Communities and people | £5.6m | £5.6m |
| Governance and corporate services | £3m | £3m |
| Finance and resources (property, revenues and benefits) | £7.2m | £0.7m |
| Corporate resources and financing costs | £0.4m | £157.1m |
| Totals | £22m | £172.1m |