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3. Council Tax Requirement

The Council must prepare a statutory calculation - the Council Tax Requirement.

This is calculated by multiplying the Tax Base in an area (the number of Band D equivalent dwellings for Council Tax purposes) by Band D Council Tax. The Band D Council Tax levels for 2022/23 and 2023/24 are shown in a previous table whilst the Tax Base for each area is as follows:

Tax Base for Council Tax 2022/23 2023/24 Change
Oldham Council Area 57,450 58,500 1,050
Of which:      
Saddleworth Parish Area 8,833 8,953 120
Shaw and Crompton Parish Area 5,548 5,615 67

The resulting Council Tax Requirement for both 2022/23 and 2023/24 and the change between years, is shown in the table below:

Council Tax Requirement  2022/23
Council Tax
Income
£000
2023/24
Council Tax
Income
£000
Change
£000
Revenue for Council Services 102,932 108,995 6,063
Saddleworth Parish Council  215 228 13
Shaw and Crompton Parish Council 99 100 1
Council Tax Requirement 103,246 109,323 6,077

The amount of revenue raised from each element of Council Tax in 2023/24 compared to 2022/23 is presented in the table below. The total raised which helps pay for Council Services is £108.995m. Within this amount, £14.874m helps pay for Adult Social Care services.

In total therefore, income generated by Council Tax for borough wide Council services has increased by £6.063m between years as follows:

  • £1.881m as a result of the increase of the Taxbase
  • £4.182m due to the increase in Council Tax of 3.99%

 Elements for the Parish Councils are collected on behalf of those organisations.

Council Tax Element 2022/23
Council Tax
Income
£000
2023/24
Taxbase
Growth
£000
2023/24
Council Tax
Increase
£000
2023/24
Council Tax
Income
£000
2023/24
Total
Change
£000
Oldham Council – General Purposes 90,383 1,652 2,086 94,121 3,738
Adult Social Care Precept 12,549 229 2,096 14,874 2,325
Revenue for All Oldham Council Services 102,932 1,881 4,182 108,995 6,063
Saddleworth Parish Council  215 3 10 228 13
Shaw and Crompton Parish Council 99 1 0 100 1

In addition, Council Tax of £14.233m will be generated for the Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner Precept and £6.315m for the Mayoral General Precept (including Fire Services).