Transcript Stage 2 Presentation

BUDGET CONSULTATION 2005/06
JANUARY 2005
Budget timetable
Financial projections for 2005/06 prepared
Oct – Nov 2004
Revenue Support Grant settlement
Dec 2004
Budget consultation meetings held
Nov – Dec 2004
Budget options developed
Dec 2004 – Jan 2005
Budget consultation meetings
Jan 2005
Budget and Council Tax set by Council
Feb 2005
Council Tax bills issued
Mar 2005
November consultation issues (1)
• Reducing crime
– more police
– Improve street lighting
• Environment
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Highways and pavements in a poor state of repair
Improve parks and open spaces
Sweeping machines ineffective
Improve cleaning of footpaths and cycle paths
Educate children to remove litter
November consultation issues (2)
• Youth
– Provide more facilities for youth
– More youth workers required
– SCL youth schemes successful but now stopped
• Marketing
– Concern about cost of road signs, consultancy, logo etc.
November consultation issues (3)
• Schools
– Secondary school results poor
– Secondary school buildings in poor condition
– Additional money going into the service is not improving
standards
• Equality of service provision
– Concern from some areas that they did not receive equal
levels of service
BUDGET AND RSG PROJECTIONS 2005-06
£m
Projected expenditure 2005/06 at current service level
294.9
Less:
Revenue Support Grant
149.4
Business Rates
72.2
Amount to be met from Council Tax
73.3
2004-05 Council Tax increased by 3%
73.3
Effect of Council Tax increase
Council Tax increase
2004/05 Annual
Monthly
increase increase
Charge
(Band A) (Band A) (Band A)
Weekly
Increase
(Band A)
3%
£857
£25.71
£2.14
£0.49
3.5%
£857
£29.98
£2.50
£0.57
4%
£857
£34.27
£2.86
£0.66
Effect of Council Tax increase
Council Tax increase
Annual
increase
Band A
Annual
increase
Band B
Annual
increase
Band C
Annual
increase
Band D
3%
£25.71
£29.99
£34.27
£38.56
3.5%
£29.99
£34.98
£39.99
£44.98
4%
£34.27
£39.99
£45.70
£51.41
Comparison with Greater
Manchester authorities
• 10 authorities in Greater Manchester
• Expected Council tax increases (excluding precepts)
range from 2.5% to 6%
• Average increase likely to be around 4.5%
Precepts
• Police
– Possible increase of 5% to 10.5%
• Fire and Civil Defence
– Possible increase of 5%
Council Tax Capping
• Government has powers to limit the level of Council
Tax increases by “Capping”
• Indications are that increases for 2005/06 will be
limited to 5%
• Not clear at this stage if this applies to precepting
authorities or the total bill
Effect of Council Tax and Precept increases
Salford
3%
3%
Police
5%
10.5%
Fire & Civil Defence
5%
5%
Total Increase
3.22%
3.64%
Increase at Band D
£41.38 £46.79
Budget issues
• Salford budget broadly in balance at current level of
service with 3% increase in Council Tax
• Developing options to invest in priority services of:
– Crime
– Youth
– Environment
• Funded from efficiencies in the delivery of services
Priority service investment options
• List some of the options proposed by directors?
Your views
• What are your views on the proposed Council Tax
increase?
• What are your views on the options being considered
for additional investment?
• Are there other factors that councillors should consider
in finalising budget plans?