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6. Where money is spent and where funding comes from

The following tables show the proportionate net expenditure and funding sources for the 2023/24 budget:

How money is spent

Service £000 %
Community Health and Adult Social Care 80,392 28
Children's Social Care 56,661 20
Education, Skills and Early Years 27,581 10
Preventative Services 4,066 1
Public Health 18,128 6
Waste Services and Street Cleaning 23,051 8
Transport 31,066 11
Environmental Services 16,318 6
Heritage, Libraries and Arts 7,794 3
Youth and Leisure 9,253 3
Debt Financing 7,182 2
Other Services 5,559 2
Parish Councils 328 -
TOTAL 287,051 100

Where money comes from

  £000 %
Government Grants 82,351 29
Grant in Lieu of Business Rates  25,987 9
Locally Generated Income - Business Rates 53,683 19
Locally Generated Income - General Purpose Council Tax 94,121 33
Locally Generated Income - Adult Social Care Precept 14,874 5
Locally Generated Income – Parish Councils 328 -
Collection Fund Surplus 4,130 1
Net Use of Reserves 11,577 4
TOTAL 287,051 100