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.