Your Money, Your Say! - Budget Consultation 2019/2020

Welcome to Craven District Council's Budget Consultation

Question Title

We have begun the process of setting our budget for the 2019/2020 financial year. This will be approved in February 2019.

The Challenge - In 2018/2019 the Council has received £141,269 in Revenue Support Grant from Central Government. By 2019/2020 this will be reduced to £0.

Due to this and other cost pressures such as rising prices and increases in demand for services we will need to save a further £737,000 from our revenue budget by 2021/2022. At least £409,000 of this will need to be saved in 2019/2020.

Remember – not all of the Council Tax you pay goes to this Council.
In 2018/2019 Craven District Council will keep just £167.21 (£3.22 per week) of the £1,778.64 paid in Council Tax by a Craven household to fund the services it provides (based on average Band D property Council Tax 18/19). The rest will go to North Yorkshire County Council, North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and Parish/Town Councils.

Remember – not all of the Business Rates you pay go to this Council.
In 2018/2019 Craven District Council will collect £18.524 million in Business Rates. It will keep just £1.6 million (about 8.5%) of this to fund the services it provides. The rest will go to Central Government for re-distribution nationally, North Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

That’s why it’s so important that you tell us how we should spend your money and how you think we should make the savings we need.

The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. If you want to find out more about Craven District Council’s budget before completing the survey, visit our website www.cravendc.gov.uk/yourmoneyyoursay

The consultation will close at midnight on Sunday 14th October 2018.

Many thanks for your response.