How your council tax was spent in 2018-2019
How much did I pay?
Council tax is paid to Wycombe District Council and this money is shared with other local service providers (known as preceptors), as shown below.
- Buckinghamshire County Council: 75.1 per cent
- Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Area: 10.6 per cent
- Wycombe District Council: 8.0 per cent
- Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority: 3.7 per cent
- Parish and town councils (average) 2.6 per cent; the charges for parish and town councils vary according to local needs
The table below provides details of the total council tax for each area of the district across all the different bands in 2018-2019.
Precepts by parish areas
| Parish area | Precept 2017 to 2018 | Band D charge 2017 to 2018 | Precept 2018 to 2019 | Band D Charge 2018 to 2019 |
|---|
| Bledlow-cum-Saunderton |
£18,144 |
£15.1 |
|
|
| Bradenham |
£7,141 |
£30.84 |
|
|
| Chepping Wycombe |
£344,968 |
£54.34 |
|
|
| Downley |
£96,675 |
£49.04 |
|
|
| Ellesborough |
£19,619 |
£44.49 |
|
|
| Fawley (Parish Meeting) |
£0 |
£0 |
|
|
| Great & Little Hampden |
£3,005 |
£18.29 |
|
|
| Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh |
£44,442 |
£90.82 |
|
|
| Great Marlow |
£12,241 |
£17.01 |
|
|
| Hambleden |
£32,007 |
£38.3 |
|
|
| Hazlemere |
£272,598 |
£68.48 |
|
|
| Hedsor (Parish Meeting) |
£0 |
£0 |
|
|
| High Wycombe Town - Charter Trustees |
£0 |
£0 |
|
|
| High Wycombe Town - Special Expenses |
£436,994 |
£19.89 |
|
|
| Hughenden |
£207,500 |
£51.96 |
|
|
| Ibstone |
£7,000 |
£47.96 |
|
|
| Lacey Green |
£25,775 |
£20.63 |
|
|
| Lane End |
£120,552 |
£85.75 |
|
|
| Little Marlow |
£48,061 |
£60.64 |
|
|
| Longwick-cum-Ilmer |
£27,471 |
£40.23 |
|
|
| Marlow Bottom |
£38,000 |
£24.96 |
|
|
| Marlow Town |
£341,441 |
£51.23 |
|
|
| Medmenham |
£20,680 |
£39.96 |
|
|
| Piddington & Wheeler End |
£20,252 |
£77.99 |
|
|
| Princes Risborough |
£345,721 |
£98.88 |
|
|
| Radnage |
£26,460 |
£69.33 |
|
|
| Stokenchurch |
£72,016 |
£37.1 |
|
|
| Turville |
£6,500 |
£30.32 |
|
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| West Wycombe - Parish Council |
£0 |
£0 |
|
|
| West Wycombe - Special Expenses |
45,103 |
83.35 |
|
|
| Wooburn and Bourne End |
349,032 |
73.41 |
|
|
Parish and town council budgets
Details of parish and town councils that have budgets greater than £140,000 for 2018 to 2019 are as follows:
Budget Requirements of parish and town councils spending over £140,000
| | 2017 to 2018 | | | | 2018 to 2019 | |
|---|
| Gross Cost £ | Gross Income £ | Net Cost £ | Parish/town council (or equivalent) | Gross Cost £ | Gross Income* £ | Net Cost £ |
|---|
| 396,473 |
42,305 |
354,168 |
Chepping Wycombe |
396,468 |
42,305 |
354,163 |
| TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
Hazlemere |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
| 572,389 |
111,460 |
460,929 |
High Wycombe Special Expenses |
559,000 |
139,300 |
419,700 |
| TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
Hughenden |
249,733 |
37,438 |
211,613 |
| 472,318 |
130,851 |
341,467 |
Marlow Town |
471,940 |
121,103 |
342,019 |
| 440,097 |
79,642 |
360,455 |
Princes Risborough |
598,826 |
244,675 |
354,151 |
| 397,056 |
48,064 |
348,992 |
Wooburn and Bourne End |
387,383 |
38,391 |
348,992 |
*Gross income includes council tax reduction scheme income and use of working balances.
Further details for parish/town council services see:
Our income and spending
In 2018-2019, people living in an average Band D home in Wycombe District paid £5 more than 2017-2018. That’s £136.99 a year – or £2.63 a week. Apart from a small rise of 10p a week in 2018-2019, we’ve frozen our part of your council tax for five out of the last seven years.
2018/2019 budget summary by portfolio holder
| Portfolio holder | Net approved budget 2017/2018 | Growth/(savings): inflation | Growth/(savings): other | Draft net budget 2018/2019 |
|---|
| Community |
£3.710 million |
£0.019 million |
-£0.731 million |
£2.998 million |
| Youth |
£0 |
£0 |
£0.078 million |
£0.078 million |
| Major projects, estates and economic development |
-£3.777 million |
£0.059 million |
-£0.520 million |
-£4.238 million |
| Environment |
£6.248 million |
£0.221 million |
£0.045 million |
£6.514 million |
| Housing |
£2.424 million |
£0.026 million |
£0.107 million |
£2.557 million |
| HR, ICT and shared support services |
£1.353 million |
£0.042 million |
-£0.765 million |
£0.630 million |
| Leader |
£2.572 million |
£0.044 million |
£0.013 million |
£2.629 million |
| Planning and sustainability |
£3.310 million |
£0.069 million |
£0.055 million |
£3.434 million |
| Finance |
£2.196 million |
£0.062 million |
£0.170 million |
£2.428 million |
| Sub total: Net cost of services |
£18.036 million |
£0.542 million |
-£1.548 million |
£17.030 million |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Interest receipt |
£0 |
|
-£0.539 million |
-£0.539 million |
| Capital financing charges |
-£2.383 million |
|
£0.190 million |
-£2.193 million |
| Net movement to/(from) earmarked reserves |
-£1.938 million |
|
£1.351 million |
-£0.587 million |
| Revenue contribution to capital outlay |
£0 |
|
£0.685 million |
£0.685 million |
| Payment to parishes |
£0.109 |
|
-£0.015 million |
£0.094 million |
| Sub total: budget requirement |
£13.824 million |
£0.542 million |
£0.124 million |
£14.490 million |
| |
|
|
|
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| Funded by: |
|
|
|
|
| Collection fund surplus |
-£0.243 million |
|
-£0.018 million |
-£0.261 million |
| Business rates |
-£3.209 million |
|
-£0.016 million |
-£3.225 million |
| Revenue support grant |
-£0.635 million |
|
-£0.518 million |
-£0.117 million |
| New home bonus |
-£0.875 million |
|
-£0.685 million |
-£1.560 million |
| Sub total: net expenditure before council tax |
£8.862 million |
£0.542 million |
-£0.077 million |
£9.327 million |
| |
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| Council tax base |
£67,138 |
|
|
£68,084 |
| Council tax band |
£131.99 |
|
|
£136.99 |
| Demand on collection fund |
-£8.862 million |
|
-£0.465 million |
-£9.327 |
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