Council tax financial information for 2018 to 2019

Joint council tax breakdown

Council tax breakdown 2018-19
Council tax Band	Folkestone & Hythe District Council £	Kent County Council* £	Kent Police and Crime Commissioner £	Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority £	Total council tax** £
A	163.02	825.12	112.77	50.34	1,151.25
B	190.19	962.64	131.56	58.73	1,343.12
C	217.36	1,100.16	150.36	67.12	1,535.00
D	244.53	1,237.68	169.15	75.51	1,726.87
E	298.87	1,512.72	206.74	92.29	2,110.62
F	353.21	1,787.76	244.33	109.07	2,494.37
G	407.55	2,062.80	281.92	125.85	2,878.12
H	489.06	2,475.36	338.30	151.02	3,453.74

* includes Adult Social Care precept
** excludes parish precepts and special expense

Council tax charges by band by parish


Parish	A £	B £	C £	D £	E £	F £	G £	H £
Folkestone	1,210.32	1,412.04	1,613.76	1,815.48	2,218.92	2,622.36	3,025.80	3,630.96
Sandgate	1,199.72	1,399.67	1,599.62	1,799.57	2,199.48	2,599.38	2,999.29	3,599.14
Hythe	1,189.92	1,388.24	1,586.56	1,784.88	2,181.52	2,578.15	2,974.79	3,569.76
Lydd	1,204.35	1,405.07	1,605.80	1,806.52	2,207.97	2,609.42	3,010.87	3,613.04
New Romney	1,228.82	1,433.62	1,638.42	1,843.22	2,252.83	2,662.43	3,072.04	3,686.44
Acrise	1,152.73	1,344.85	1,536.98	1,729.10	2,113.34	2,497.58	2,881.83	3,458.20
Elham	1,167.42	1,361.99	1,556.56	1,751.13	2,140.27	2,529.40	2,918.54	3,502.26
Elmsted	1,157.79	1,350.75	1,543.72	1,736.68	2,122.61	2,508.54	2,894.47	3,473.36
Hawkinge	1,209.71	1,411.33	1,612.95	1,814.56	2,217.80	2,621.04	3,024.27	3,629.12
Lyminge	1,172.98	1,368.48	1,563.97	1,759.47	2,150.46	2,541.46	2,932.45	3,518.94
Lympne	1,179.00	1,375.50	1,572.00	1,768.50	2,161.50	2,554.50	2,947.50	3,537.00
Monks Horton	1,157.58	1,350.51	1,543.44	1,736.37	2,122.23	2,508.09	2,893.96	3,472.74
Newington	1,180.50	1,377.25	1,574.00	1,770.75	2,164.25	2,557.75	2,951.26	3,541.50
Paddlesworth	1,158.42	1,351.49	1,544.56	1,737.63	2,123.78	2,509.92	2,896.06	3,475.26
Postling	1,163.10	1,356.96	1,550.81	1,744.66	2,132.36	2,520.06	2,907.76	3,489.32
Saltwood	1,167.16	1,361.68	1,556.21	1,750.74	2,139.79	2,528.84	2,917.89	3,501.48
Sellindge	1,192.76	1,391.55	1,590.35	1,789.14	2,186.73	2,584.31	2,981.90	3,578.28
Stanford	1,172.65	1,368.09	1,563.54	1,758.98	2,149.86	2,540.75	2,931.63	3,517.96
Stelling Minnis	1,164.76	1,358.89	1,553.01	1,747.14	2,135.39	2,523.65	2,911.90	3,494.28
Stowting	1,160.39	1,353.79	1,547.19	1,740.59	2,127.39	2,514.18	2,900.98	3,481.18
Swingfield	1,181.93	1,378.92	1,575.91	1,772.90	2,166.88	2,560.85	2,954.83	3,545.80
Brenzett	1,176.56	1,372.66	1,568.75	1,764.84	2,157.03	2,549.22	2,941.41	3,529.68
Brookland	1,191.91	1,390.56	1,589.21	1,787.86	2,185.17	2,582.47	2,979.77	3,575.72
Burmarsh	1,174.18	1,369.88	1,565.58	1,761.27	2,152.67	2,544.06	2,935.46	3,522.54
Dymchurch	1,193.52	1,392.44	1,591.36	1,790.28	2,188.12	2,585.97	2,983.81	3,580.56
Ivychurch	1,185.27	1,382.81	1,580.35	1,777.90	2,172.99	2,568.07	2,963.16	3,555.80
Newchurch	1,173.12	1,368.64	1,564.16	1,759.68	2,150.72	2,541.76	2,932.79	3,519.36
Old Romney	1,151.25	1,343.12	1,535.00	1,726.87	2,110.62	2,494.37	2,878.12	3,453.74
St Mary in the Marsh	1,174.18	1,369.88	1,565.57	1,761.27	2,152.66	2,544.06	2,935.45	3,522.54
Snargate	1,151.25	1,343.12	1,535.00	1,726.87	2,110.62	2,494.37	2,878.12	3,453.74

Folkestone & Hythe District Council's expenditure and income £'000

Expenditure and Income 2015/16
	2018/19
	Expenditure £'000	Income £'000	Net Expenditure £'000
General Fund services*	70,538	-53,462	17,076
Housing - HRA*	16,383	-15,927	456
Other operating expenditure and income +	9,935	-15,976	-6,042
Use of reserves and balances	1,504	-3,094	-1,591
Parish precepts	2,283	0	2,283
Council tax requirement	100,643	-88,460	12,183

* For detailed budget breakdown of the General Fund and HRA budgets click here

+ includes £452,770 Internal Drainage Board Levies (£444,272 in 2017/18)

Expenditure and Income 2015/16
2017/18	Expenditure £'000	Income £'000	Net Expenditure £'000
General Fund services	67,981	-52,588	15,393
Housing - HRA	16,919	-16,140	779
Other operating expenditure and income	10,678	-15,239	-4,561
Use of reserves and balances	1,775	-3,994	-2,218
Parish precepts	2,053	0	2,053
Council tax requirement	99,406	-87,961	11,445

Council tax requirement 2018/19


	£'000
Council tax requirement 2017/18	11,445
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross expenditure	1,007
Increase in town/parish expenditure	230
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross income	-499
Council tax requirement 2018/19	12,182
Folkestone & Hythe District Council tax base	38,312.22
Average district and parish Council Tax (basic amount of council tax for the year)	£317.99

Value for money

For every £1 of council tax collected by the council the money is distributed as follows:


Amount	Authority
£0.69	Kent County Council
£0.15	Folkestone & Hythe District Council
£0.09	Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
£0.04	Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority
£0.03	Town and Parish Councils

Major town council budgets


Folkestone Town Council	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Gross expenditure	864,250	1,223,500
Income	(77,300)	(525,200)
Net expenditure	786,950	698,300
(Use of)/Addition to reserves	-	66,450
Council tax requirement (precept)	786,950	764,750


Hythe Town Council	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Gross expenditure	437,356	472,605
Income	(114,246)	(107,200)
Net expenditure	323,110	365,405
Use of reserves	30,762	(24,356)
Council tax requirement (precept)	353,872	341,049


Hawkinge Town Council	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Gross expenditure	260,811	208,582
Income	-	-
Net expenditure	260,811	208,582
Use of reserves	-	-
Council tax requirement (precept)	260,811	208,582


New Romney Town Council	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Gross expenditure	232,993	208,497
Income	(32,086)	(19,250)
Net expenditure	200,907	189,247
Addition to reserves	108,600	33,350
Council tax requirement (precept)	309,507	222,797


Lydd Town Council	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Council tax requirement (precept)	170,970	176,980

Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity (special expense)

The following figures show the share of council tax collected to meet the Council's contribution towards the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity.


Special expenses	2018/19 £	2017/18 £
Budgeted expenditure	678,190	616,430
Budgeted income	-147,000	-96,000
Expenditure after income	531,190	520,430
Previous years' underspends	0	0
Council tax requirement	531,190	520,430
Council tax base (properties)	16,076.51	15,652.72
Average Band D council tax	33.04	33.25

About Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is Trustee for a number of areas of land in and around the town, looked after by the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity. The Council took over the role as Trustee from the Borough of Folkestone in 1974 following local government re-organisation. The land looked after by the Charity specifically provides park, pleasure ground or recreation ground for the "use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the town and its neighbourhood."

The Charity's expenditure (the difference between what it costs to maintain the parks and pleasure grounds and the income from fees, charges and rents) is met by the Council, as Trustee. This is treated as a special expense and is levied through council tax on areas covered by the former Borough of Folkestone (Folkestone and Sandgate).