Council budgets and spending

Tamworth Borough Council operates it services on an annual budget of £64m gross revenue expenditure (£44m General Fund (net of tariff payable to Government), £20m Housing Revenue Account).

This is derived primarily from: £22m in Government Benefit Grants, £4m in Government Support, £18m from Council Housing rents, £13m from other rents, fees & charges and other income and £3m from Council Tax.

The Capital programme for 2013/14 totals £7.5m (£7.0m Housing, £0.5m General fund).

The Council Tax for 2013/14 is £1,425.00 for band D (representing £1027.25 for Staffordshire County Council, £177.61 for Staffordshire Police Authority, £67.64 for Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Authority and £152.50 for Tamworth Borough Council Services