How council tax and business rates are spent
2023-24
The graph shows how every £1 budgeted is spent:
- 12p pays for adult social care services
- 31p pays for children, learning and skills
- 12p pays for place and community services
- 10p pays for strategy and improvement services
- 3p pays for finance and commercial services
- 16p pays for other corporate budgets
- 4p pays for the pension deficit
- 10p pays for minimum revenue provision
- 5p pays for capital financing
Where does the money come from?
The budget required to support the Services provided by the Council is £143.377million. The 2022/23 figures have been restated to reflect movement from reserves in the funding section. The funding sources for the council budget are detailed below:
|
Source of funding |
2022/23 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Budget Requirement |
189,410 |
100% |
143,377 |
100% |
|
LESS: Sources of Funding* |
124,507 |
66% |
70,515 |
49% |
|
Council Tax Requirement excluding Parishes |
64,903 |
34% |
72, 862 |
51% |
*Sources of funding for 2023/24 includes £31.6m capitalisation direction
Budget Table
|
2022/23 |
Services |
2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
|
26,525 |
People (Adults) |
16,637 |
|
8,047 |
People (Children) |
7,819 |
|
31,435 |
Slough Children First |
36,067 |
|
17,324 |
Place & Community |
13,653 |
|
-845 |
Housing, Property and Planning |
3,740 |
|
17,648 |
Strategy & Improvement |
13,468 |
|
8,769 |
Finance & Commercial |
4,196 |
|
80,507 |
Corporate |
47,797 |
|
189,410 |
Budget requirement |
143,377 |
|
(124,507) |
Other sources of finance* |
(70,515) |
|
64,903 |
Council Tax requirement excluding Parishes |
72,862 |
| 199 | Local Parishes | 164 |
| 65,102 | Total Council Tax requirement including Parishes | 73,026 |
*Other sources of finance for 2023/24 includes £31.6m capitalisation direction.
How the Budget has changed
|
Budget details |
£000 |
|---|---|
|
2022/23 Budget (Restated) |
189,410 |
|
Recognised cost pressures and sevice growth requirements |
28,869 |
| Reduction in CD | (52,480) |
|
Savings |
(22,422) |
|
2023/24 Budget |
143,377 |
|
Net increase in budget |
(46,033) |
Payments made for levies and parish precepts
|
Budget details |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
|
Environment agency for Flood Defence* |
99.6 |
102.1 |
|
Britwell Parish |
52.6 |
52.9 |
|
Colnbrook with Poyle Parish |
76.4 |
76.4 |
|
Wexham Court Parish |
69.7 |
35.1 |
* Flood defence levy is included in the Place & Community budgets.
The council tax booklet explains how we work out your council tax and where the money goes.
- Check the council tax booklet 2023-24.