Council tax financial information for 2021 to 2022

Joint Council tax breakdown for 2021/22

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 172.80 945.84 145.43 53.88 1,317.95
B 201.60 1,103.48 169.67 62.86 1,537.61
C 230.40 1,261.12 193.91 71.84 1,757.27
D 259.20 1,418.76 218.15 80.82 1,976.93
E 316.80   1,734.04 266.63 98.78 2,416.25
F 374.40 2,049.32 315.11 116.74 2,855.57
G 432.00 2,364.60 363.58 134.70 3,294.88
H 518.40 2,837.52 436.30 161.64 3,953.86

* 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 1382.28 1612.67 1843.05 2073.43 2534.19 2994.96 3455.71 4146.86
Sandgate 1369.90 1598.21 1826.53 2054.85 2511.49 2968.12 3424.74 4109.70
Hythe 1357.48 1583.72 1809.97 2036.22 2488.72 2941.21 3393.70 4072.44
Lydd 1357.14 1583.34 1809.53 2035.72 2488.10 2940.49 3392.86 4071.44
New Romney 1405.34 1639.56 1873.79 2108.01 2576.46 3044.91 3513.35 4216.02
Acrise 1319.48 1539.39 1759.31 1979.22 2419.05 2858.88 3289.70 3958.44
Elham 1359.53 1586.12 1812.71 2039.30 2492.48 2945.66 3398.83 4078.60
Elmsted 1326.01 1547.01 1768.02 1989.02 2431.03 2873.03 3315.03 3978.04
Hawkinge 1401.94 1635.60 1869.26 2102.92 2570.24 3037.56 3504.86 4205.84
Lyminge 1357.71 1584.00 1810.28 2036.57 2489.14 2941.72 3394.28 4073.14
Lympne 1354.87 1580.68 1806.50 2032.31 2483.94 2935.56 3387.18 4064.62
Monks Horton 1324.54 1545.29 1766.05 1986.81 2428.33 2869.84 3311.35 3973.62
Newington 1350.54 1575.64 1800.73 2025.82 2476.00 2926.19 3376.36 4051.64
Paddlesworth 1325.16 1546.03 1766.89 1987.75 2429.47 2871.20 3312.91 3975.50
Postling 1337.26 1560.13 1783.01 2005.89 2451.65 2897.40 3343.15 4011.78
Saltwood  1335.86 1558.51 1781.15 2003.80 2449.09 2894.38 3339.66 4007.60
Sellindge 1358.36 1584.76 1811.15 2037.55 2490.34 2943.13 3395.91 4075.10
Standford  1346.11 1570.46 1794.82 2019.17 2467.88 2916.58 3365.28 4038.34
Stelling Minnis 1333.92 1556.25 1778.57 2000.89 2445.53 2890.18 3334.81 4001.78
Stowting 1329.52 1551.10 1772.69 1994.28 2437.46 2880.63 3323.80 3988.56
Swingfield 1354.06 1579.74 1805.42 2031.10 2482.46 2933.82 3385.16 4062.20
Brenzett 1346.60 1571.04 1795.47 2019.91 2468.78 2917.65 3366.51 4039.82
Brookland  1370.44 1598.84 1827.25 2055.66 2512.48 2969.29 3462.10 4111.32
Burmarsh 1341.92 1665.57 1789.23 2012.88 2460.19 2907.50 3354.80 4025.76
Dymchurch 1360.74 1587.54 1814.33 2041.12 2494.70 2948.29 3401.86 4082.24
Ivychurch 1353.10 1578.62 1804.14 2029.66 2480.70 2931.74 3382.76 4059.32
Newchurch 1343.21 1567.08 1790.95 2014.82 2462.56 2910.30 3358.03 4029.64
Old Romney 1317.95 1537.61 1757.27 1976.93 2416.25 2855.57 3294.88 3953.86
St Mary in the Marsh 1344.04 1568.05 1792.06 2016.07 2464.09 2912.11 3360.11 4032.14
Snargate 1317.95 1537.61 1757.27 1976.93 2416.25 2855.57 3294.88 3953.86

Town Councils tax breakdown for 2021/2022

Town councils  £ £
Folkestone Town Council 2021/22 2020/21
Gross Expenditure 941,010 906,610
Income (29,860) (32,660)
Net Expenditure 911,150 873,950
(Use of)/Addition to Reserves (37,200) -
Council tax requirement (precept) 873,950 873,950
Hythe Town Council 2021/22 2020/21
Gross Expenditure 439,981 418,552
Income (80,979) (91,267)
Net Expenditure 359,002 390,285
Use of Reserves   (29,130)
Council tax requirement (precept) 359,002 361,155
Hawkinge Town Council 2021/22 2020/21
Gross Expenditure 385,079 342,231
Income - -
Net Expenditure 385,079 342,231
Use of Reserves (14,955) (14,955)
Council tax requirement (precept) 370,124 327,276
New Romney Town Council 2021/22 2020/21
Gross Expenditure 319,278 294,346
Income (31,117) (32,277)
Net Expenditure 288,161 262,069
Addition to reserves 72,839 104,300
Council tax requirement (precept) 361,000 366,369
Lydd Town Council 2021/22 2020/21
Council tax requirement (precept) 125,000 134,500

*The Parish Precept figures include the following:

  • Major Town Council Budgets
  • Folkestone Town Council

Value for money

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

Value for money
Amount Percentage Share Authority Share per £1
1418.76 69% Kent County Council £0.69
273.72 13% Folkestone & Hythe District Council £0.13
218.15 11% Kent Police and Crime Commissioner £0.11
80.82 4% Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority £0.04
67.41 3% Town and Parish Councils £0.03
2058.86      

Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity (special expense)

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

Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity - Special Expenses 2021/22 2020/21
Budgeted Expenditure 880,150 860,105
Budgeted Income -321,420 -304,165
Expenditure after income 558,730 555,940
Previous years' underspends    
Council tax requirement 558,730 555,940
Council tax base (properties) 16,042.09 16,384.68
Average Band D council tax £34.83 £33.93

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).

Folkestone & Hythe District Council's Expenditure and Income £'000

F&HDC Expenditure and Income 2021/22 2020/21
  Expenditure £'000 Income £'000 Net Expenditure £'000 Expenditure £'000 Income £'000 Net Expenditure £'000
General Fund services* 63,481 -45,386 18,095 63,620 -45,263 18,357
Housing - HRA** 21,174 -16,076 5,098 19,993 -16,629 3,364
Other Operating Expenditure and Income + 12,632 -16,643 -4,011 12,549 -16,797 -4,248
Use of Reserves & Balances 1,604 -10,252 -8,648 6,639 -13,616 -6,977
Parish Precepts 2,594 0 2,594 2,549 0 2,549
COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENT 101,485 -88,357 13,128 105,350 -92,305 13,045

* for detailed budget breakdown of the General Fund budgets
** for detailed budget breakdown of the HRA budgets
+ includes £483,750 Internal Drainage Board Levies (£474,090 in 2020/21)

Council tax requirement 2021/22

Requirements £'000
Council tax requirement 2020/21 13,045
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross expenditure -3,910
Increase in town/parish expenditure 45
Increase in Folkestone & Hythe's gross income 3,948
Council tax requirement 2021/22 13,128
Folkestone & Hythe District Council tax base 38,484.69
Average District and Parish Council tax £341.13
(basic amount of council tax for the year) -

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