Parish Precept 2008/09
January 2, 2008
The Parish Precept is raised on behalf of the Parish Council by the Stratford on Avon District Council and forms a small part of the annual Council Tax charges each year. LIPC has requested £47,000 for the year 2008/09.
This equates to about £1 per week for a Band ‘D’ household in the village.
| (£) | |
|---|---|
| General Council | 19,700 |
| Open Spaces | 17,200 |
| Street Lighting | 9,100 |
| Community Centre | 1,000 |
| The overall budget for 2008/09 is: | |
| INCOME | |
| Precepted income from above | 47,000 |
| Community Centre Mngmnt Committee Fund-Raising | 5,800 |
| Additional funds received (grants, donations, interest) | 3,500 |
| 56,300 | |
| Expenditure | |
| Wages & salaries | 22,675 |
| Mowing, strimming, litter picking, repairs & maintenance | 10,100 |
| Improvements to street lighting, play areas, etc | 6,500 |
| Loan repayments (new playing field) | 6,369 |
| Power (electricity, oil, water) | 3,751 |
| Insurance, audit & rates | 3,200 |
| Administration, telephones, stationery, LI Diary | 2,505 |
| Subscriptions, donations & grants | 1,200 |
| 56,300 | |
The council is still struggling to compensate for the loss of the £5,350 Section 136 reimbursements from the District Council which was withdrawn 2 years ago. There are a number of pressing items which have forced us to raise the precept significantly above the prevailing rate of inflation. However, it must be stressed that some 10% of our income now goes towards paying bills which were previously funded by the District Council.
A detailed explanation of the increased precept will be presented to the Annual Parish Meeting.