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  4. Your Council Tax Guide

Your Council Tax Guide

In this section

  1. Foreword from the Leader
  2. Your Council Tax in Action
  3. What You Need to Know
  4. Council Tax Demand Notice Explanatory Notes
  5. Exempt Dwellings – For Which No Council Tax Is Payable for the Period of Exemption
  6. Section 13A – Local Government Finance Act 1992
  7. Adult Social Care Precept 2025/26
  8. Council Tax Band Values
  9. How We Worked Out Your Council Tax
  10. How the Council's Net Revenue Budget Is Funded
  11. How This Year's Budget Compares to Last Year's Budget
  12. You are here: Why The Council's Budget Has Changed Between 2024/25 And 2025/26
  13. How the Council Spends Its Net Revenue Budget in 2025/26
  14. Levies And Precepts
  15. Parish Council Precepts
  16. Parish Council Expenditure

Why The Council's Budget Has Changed Between 2024/25 And 2025/26

Explanation of the change in the Council's Revenue Budget £m
RMBC Net Budget requirement for 2024/25 326.05
Increase in gross expenditure for Council Tax borne services 45.24
Increase in Income -12.32
RMBC Net Budget requirement for 2025/26 358.98
Increase in Net Budget requirement 32.93
Increase in net core resources (Local Taxation and Government Grant) -32.93
The reason for the increase in the Net Council Budget are shown below £m
Inflation and cost pressures 15.58
Investments in Adult Social Care 17.00
Investment in key services 2.87
Budget savings and efficiencies -7.50
Budget contingency and reserves strategy 4.98
Change 32.93
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