Future Years' Budgets, Settlement Assumptions and associated Council Tax Rates
For Consideration by Council 07 February 2007
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Estimate Projection Projection Projection
£000 £000 £000 £000
   Original Revenue Budget Projection   21,477 22,928 24,013 --
           
Projection per MTFS Review Oct 06 (excl.Star Chamber Proposals) 21,477 22,419 23,752 0
           
Amendments:          
Base budget changes resulting from Budget review to December 2006 -442 +115 +81 +24,919
Further base budget changes per January Cabinet -480 +160 +169 +176
Additional Contributions to (+) / From (-) Balances +1,115 -466 -311 -155
Reassessment of other Reserves and Provisions per January Cabinet -193 +29 +25 +88
Cabinet's further Savings & Growth Proposals (see Appendix C)   +52 +121 +122
           
   Proposed Revenue Budget /  Projections   21,477 22,309 23,837 25,150
           
   Latest Estimated Government Support (Formula Grant) 14,472 14,932 15,231 15,535
           
   Collection Fund Deficit / (-) Surplus   -21 -60 +0 +0
           
   Amount met by Council Tax   6,984 7,317 8,606 9,615
           
Latest Tax Base Estimates  42,650 42,950 43,150 43,350
COUNCIL TAX IMPLICATIONS :  
 
Band D Average Council Tax (across district)   £163.76 £170.36 £199.45 £221.79
Percentage Increase Year on Year   4.6% 4.0% 17.1% 11.2%
As Compared with:
Original Projections for average Council Tax (across district)   £186.39 £200.07  
      13.8% 7.3%  
MTFS Targets     £171.82 £180.23  
      4.9% 4.9%  
Non-Parished Areas (Lancaster, Morecambe & Heysham)        
Equivalent Band D Average Council Tax (incl. Special Expenses) £168.92 £175.59 £204.76 £227.19
Percentage Increase Year on Year   4.5% 3.9% 16.6% 11.0%
 
 
FOR INFORMATION :  
The above projections assume a 2% per year increase in Government Support between 2008/09 & 2009/10.  In addition, they now assume an annual increase of 200 Band D properties on the Tax Base.
The Council Tax figures in the shaded boxes relate to the City Council Tax payable in non-parished areas.  This is not the rate that the Secretary of State considers when deciding when to use his capping powers.