The amounts to be allocated to services in 2010/11
The council has approved a revenue budget of £220.6 million in 2010/11. The amounts to be allocated to services are shown below together with a comparison with the latest estimated costs in 2009/10.
| Services | Latest estimated costs 2009/10 (Million pounds) | Revenue budget 2010/11 (Million pounds) | Variation (reduction) or increase in spend (Million pounds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | 14.0 | 13.8 | -0.2 |
| Children's Services | 53.3 | 52.9 | -0.4 |
| Community, Health and Social Care | 73.0 | 72.5 | -0.5 |
| Customer and Support Services | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Environmental Services | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| Sustainable Regeneration | 27.9 | 28.2 | 0.3 |
| Levies and charges | 25.7 | 27.6 | 1.9 |
| Capital financing | 23.7 | 25.4 | 1.7 |
| Inflation/contingency/centrally held items | -6.8 | -7.3 | -0.5 |
| Net cost of services | 237.4 | 239.7 | 2.3 |
| Reversal of capital charges * | -18.5 | -18.5 | 0.0 |
| Contribution from general fund reserves | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Budget requirement | 218.3 | 220.6 | 2.3 |
* Sustainable Regeneration includes the management, protection, maintenance, enhancement and regeneration of the city. This comprises a number of service areas including housing, planning, transport, economic development, inward investment and regeneration.
* Reversal of capital charges: each council service is charged for the use of the buildings and other assets it uses to provide the service. It is similar to a rental charge and it is designed to give the true costs of providing a service. The total of these charges is reversed out after the net cost of services line and therefore there is no impact on the net expenditure of the council or the council tax you pay.
It can be seen that the approved budget requires a contribution from reserves of £0.6 million. Details of how this contribution can be managed and the impact on the overall level of reserves are given on the next page following the link below.
The level of the council's general reserves
This page was last updated on 8 March 2010
