What it means for services
Revenue Budget 2003/04 - Information for Council Tax payers
The City Council's Spending Plans 2003/04
The 2003/04 approved budget aims to support the 7 pledges of the City Council. In terms of service outcomes it is expected to secure the following :-
EDUCATION
Includes - Schools, Special Educational Needs, Nursery Centres, Adult Education and Youth Services
Budget of £127.5m - expected key outcomes :-
- Improvement in results at key stage 2 and GCSE
- Reduction in unauthorised absence
- Ensuring more excluded pupils continue their education
- Removal of surplus places in primary and secondary schools > Improve the educational attainment of children leaving care at 16
- Increase the number of 16 to 19 year olds in employment, training or education
HIGHWAYS / PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Includes - Highway Maintenance, Planning & Development Control and Economic Development
Budget of £26.3m - expected key outcomes :-
- Reduce the number of road accidents
- Help to maintain a safer City by ensuring fully operational street lighting
- Develop the Unitary Development Plan
- Process planning applications quicker
- Reduce office accommodation costs
- Improve the condition of the City's highways and footpaths
COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICES
Includes - Community Affairs, Care Services Provided for children, Adults and the Elderly
Budget of £67.4m - expected key outcomes :-
- Stabilising the availability of residential and nursing care places
- Avoiding hospital bed blocking
- Increasing the use of supported tenancies > Implementing pooled budgets with the Primary Care Trust for adults with learning difficulties, mental health and drug and alcohol misuse
- Meeting demand for child care placements, promoting foster care and adoption, and reducing the dependence upon outside placements
- Assisting disadvantaged people into employment
CENTRAL SERVICES
Includes - Revenue Collection & Administration, Council Tax Benefits, Elections, Registration of Births Deaths & Marriages, Corporate Management, Personnel and support to Elected Members
Budget £14.3m - expected key outcomes :-
- Drive the delivery of the community plan and pledges
- Ensure a safer city by reducing crime
- Develop stronger communities
- Supporting the achievement of key corporate personnel policies and targets
- Improving Council Tax collection
- Improving benefits application processing times
- Paying undisputed invoices quicker
- Increasing the volume of electronic transactions with the Council
- Ensuring land searches are conducted promptly
- Ensuring the cost effectiveness of the Council
ARTS & LEISURE
Includes - Libraries, Museums & Art Galleries and sports, Parks & Countryside
Budget of £16.1m - expected key outcomes :-
- Increasing the usage of museums and libraries
- Promoting cultural, leisure and recreational events for the benefits of Salford residents
- Providing leisure facilities which meet customer demand
- Increasing the participation of young people in sport
HOUSING GENERAL FUND
Includes - Housing Advice, Services to the Homeless and Housing Benefits
Budget of £3.1m - expected key outcomes :-
- Reduce the number and duration of empty homes
- Reduce the number of unfit homes
- Reduce the number of homeless people
- Increase the number of accredited private landlords
- Ensure asylum seekers and other vulnerable and disadvantaged people secure appropriate accommodation and support services
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES / REFUSE COLLECTION
Includes - Environmental Protection & Maintenance, including Trading Standards, Bereavement Services and Refuse Collection
Budget £14.9m - expected key outcomes :-
- Continue to improve the cleanliness of the City
- Increase the recycling of household waste
- Improve the condition of the City's parks
- Ensure a safe environment in the City's cemeteries
More revenue budget information
How we managed resources in 2002/03
- Summary of variations from the approved budget
- Summary of service variations from the approved budget 2002/03
The City Council's spending plans 2003/04
- Summary of budget increases 2002/03 to 2003/04
- The amounts to be allocated to services 2003/04
- 2003/04 budget overview
- What it means for services
- The amount to be collected from council tax
- The cost to the council taxpayer
- What is the council tax base
Where the money is spent - services - at a glance summary
Where the money comes from - at a glance summary
This page was last updated on 21 July 2004
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