Explanation about the parish precept increase for 2020-21
2020/21
Information included in the Council Tax Booklet circulated by West Lindsey District Council
Nettleham Parish Council
The information contained in this leaflet shows how the money received from West Lindsey District Council will be spent.
Contained within the total amount to be spent by all Parish Councils in the West Lindsey District area is the sum of £170,760, which is required by Nettleham Parish Council for the 2020/21 Precept.
This is equivalent to a Parish Council Tax of £117.02 for a Band D property – an increase of just £5.07 on last year’s charge for this type of property. In real terms this is a 4.53% increase and amounts to an average increase of less than 10p per week, per Band D household.
The precept is further analysed below.
Estimated Expenditure £
Administration 74,494
Burial Ground 8,839
Old School 38,483
Mulsanne Park 25,056
Village Amenities 59,743
(e.g. for: - Bishops Palace, Allotments, Bill Baileys Memorial Field, Play areas, Grass cutting, Street Furniture, Litter picking, floral/planter displays and for areas of the village beck).
Capital Reserves 30,781
Total Expenditure 237,396
Less income 61,636
Less savings - transferred from reserves 5,000
Balance to be funded by Local Charge Payers £170,760
Each year the Parish Council endeavours to limit any increase but our community has to stand the increased cost of delivering the range of services we provide. This includes having to find additional monies to cover the full cost of providing the grass cutting service, which previously was funded by Lincolnshire County Council. A further £8,000 of the budget is being held in the Council’s Capital Reserves account which will be put towards the full cost of extending the burial site, which is now nearing its full capacity.
The Council appreciates that any increase can be considered unwelcome. However, the Parish Council has endeavoured to keep the precept increase below 5%, per Band D household, within the Parish.