High Peak Borough Council Income and Spending

Your Council Tax explained

Over the last two years we have worked hard to make our operation more cost-effective and business like and have managed to save over £1 million per year by becoming more efficient.

This means that yet again we can keep the increase of your bill to below average and with only £12 out of every £100* you pay in council tax going to High Peak Borough Council, we are sure that you will agree that this provides outstanding value for money.

* Average Council Tax Bill.

The chart below shows how much of an average council tax payment of £2.56 goes each week towards High Peak Borough Council services:

(Note: This chart is an example of average payments of Council Tax. Your household could be in a band that pays more or less depending on where you live in the High Peak. Some households also pay less because of discounts, exemptions or benefits.)

Budget Requirement

2007/08
£m		 2008/09
£m
Gross expenditure of High Peak Borough Council 41.0 42.4
Less capital charges -1.5 -1.5
Less other income -27.5 -28.3
Total net costs 12.0 12.7
less Government funding -6.9 -7.3
Total from Council Tax £5.1m £5.3m

What improvements are we making?

Here is a snapshot of some of our plans to improve our services this year:

  1. Secure funding to build more affordable homes for rent, shared ownership and to help people get onto the housing ladder;
  2. Drive the regeneration of our towns by:
    • Facilitating the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa Project
    • Investing in the Pavilion Gardens Complex
    • Investigating the best ways of improving and regenerating the Whaley Bridge Canal basin and nearby areas
    • Facilitating appropriate development at Woods Mill, Glossop
    • Considering offers for Easton House to achieve the maximum benefit for Glossop
    • Safeguarding the future of Glossop Town Hall as a community asset
  3. Limit the amount of household waste going to landfill sites and meet our target of 37% of household waste being recycled or composted;
  4. Extend the range of recyclables collected from the kerbside to include kitchen waste and promote increased take-up of the current green box and green bin recycling schemes; and
  5. Continue to make the Council more efficient through smarter purchasing; reducing our property needs; modernising our core computer systems; and sharing some services through an innovative strategic alliance with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.