This page provides information on the approved council budget for 2024 to 2025.
This gives details of the budget agreed by council on Tuesday 5 March 2024. It provides information on the specific proposals for the 2024 to 2025 revenue budget and council tax.
This report outlines the proposed three-year Medium Term Financial Strategy which will inform the council’s future financial planning and budget decisions to support delivery of the Council’s priorities.
The downloadable document for this gives a less technical financial summary of our 2024 to 2025 revenue budget. It explains where the money comes from, including changes in government funding, where it will be spent, how this affects what council tax you pay and what monies we pay to fund services provided by other bodies. Read a council tax message from the City Mayor and the Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Industrial Relations.
Each year your council tax bill tells you what you pay for Salford City Council’s services, as well as what you contribute to other important Greater Manchester-wide public services, such as the police and fire and rescue services commissioned by the Mayor of Greater Manchester. These latter are called “precepts” and always appear on your bill.
In addition, we’ve given details of the costs of transport and waste disposal in Greater Manchester. These don’t appear on your bill as they are mostly funded through a levy contribution from the local district councils, with a smaller proportion coming from the mayoral precept.
The budget book schedules will be available in the downloadable documents section below later in the year. The schedules give details of the budget for each service group of the council and an analysis both objectively for areas such as schools, libraries, highways maintenance and subjectively for employees, premises, supplies and services.
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.