Council Funding
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The Council Tax paid by the 6632 Amersham households includes the spending requirements of Buckinghamshire County Council, Chiltern District Council, Thames Valley Police and Amersham Town Council.
The average Band D Council Tax for 2010/11 is £1,505.60, (£1,499.16, 2009/10) (£1441.19, 2008/09) (£1,379.67 2007/08) (£1,316.61 2006/07) (£1257.50 2005/06) (2004/05 £1209.97), which equates to
- Buckinghamshire County Council £1077.74 (£1058.65 2009/10) (£1,018.91, 2008/09) (£975.03, 2007/08) (£933.04, 2006/07) (£889.46, 2005/06) (£857.62, 2004/05)
- Chiltern District Council £159.50 (£155.61, 2009/10) (£149.77, 2008/09) (£144.01, 2007/08) (£139.95, 2006/07) (£135.22, 2005/2006) (£129.09, 2004/05)
- Thames Valley Police £154.30 (£151.27, 2009/10) (£144.76, 2008/09) (£139.19, 2007/08) (£132.58, 2006/07) (£126.28, 2005/06) (£120.51, 2004/05)
- Bucks & Milton Keynes Fire Charge £59.13 (£57.69, 2009/10) (£54.95, 2008/09) (£52.33, 2007/08) (£49.86, 2006/07) (£46.87, 2005/06) (£44.65, 2004/05)
- Amersham Town Council £77.85 (£75.94, 2009/10) (£72.80, 2008/09) (£69.11, 2007/08) (£61.18, 2006/07) (£59.67, 2005/06) (£58.10, 2004/05)
The District Council is responsible for collecting the Council Tax.
Many people do not realise that the Town Council does not receive any revenue support from central government, unlike the County and District Councils, neither does it receive any funding from local businesses and retailers via their payment of the non-domestic rate.
Each year the Town Council calculates the money it needs to raise to provide its services. Then we deduct the income which we expect to receive from fees and charges such as the hire of sports facilities, lettings of the various halls, etc, to leave the amount we require to spend on the services and any capital projects which are planned for the year ahead. This sum, called the precept, is the amount we levy on the district council and which is collected by them as a proportion of the total council tax paid by Amersham households. In the financial year commencing 1st April 2010 our precept is £519,621 (£506,945, 2009/10) (2008/09 £482,805) (2007/08 £441,180) (2006/07,£541,035) (2005/06 £524,670) (2004/05, £505,250 )
Annual Return for the year ended 31 March 2009
Notice of Conclusion of the Audit and Right to Inspect the Annual Return for the Year ended 31 March 2009
Income and Expenditure Report year ended 31 March 2009
Balance Sheet Report year ended 31 March 2009