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Concerned about how
you are going to pay
your Council Tax bill?
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Please also remember to quote your Council
Tax number to ensure your payment is
allocated correctly.
If you are currently experiencing difficulty in
meeting your monthly payment please see
our website at:
www.torbay.gov.uk/rearrange
or call us on 01803 207201
Working together to deliver
better services for you
Council Tax Support
If you are on a low income you might qualify
for Council Tax Support. Please visit
www.torbay.gov.uk/applyingforbenefits
to make a claim.
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Sort Code: 55-70-01
Account number: 06040411
Account Name – Torbay Council
Brixham Town Council
Please quote the following details:
If you think the Council Tax band
of your home is wrong, please visit
www.torbay.gov.uk/counciltaxbandappeals
Discounts
The full Council Tax assumes that two persons reside in the property.
If only one person has their main residence in the dwelling a 25%
discount is allowed.
In other circumstances some or all of the residents may not be counted
when looking at the number of adults in the dwelling.
Vacant/unfurnished property will receive a one month discount of 100%
after this time the full Council Tax becomes due.
Holiday homes, or vacant property that is left furnished will not receive
the 100% discount in the first month.
Property left potentially uninhabitable will still be chargeable. A request
can be to the Valuation Office Agency to remove the property from the
Council Tax list. This can be made via email to [email protected]
From 1 April 2014 the government has introduced
a 50% discount for a separately banded annexe
occupied by a relative of the person liable to pay Council Tax in the
main part of the premises. If you think this may apply to you, please
go to www.torbay.gov.uk/annexes.
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Owned by a charity
(six months exemption followed
by full charge)
In order to do this please
register at www.torbay.gov.
uk/change-your-payments
Left empty
because the previous occupier has
gone to prison, moved to provide
care or moved to receive care.
Vacant and unfurnished
property forming part of a
deceased person’s estate
will receive six months exemption
from the date on which probate
is granted, after which the full
Council Tax will become due.
On a low income?
If you are working age, on a
low income and have less
than £6,000 in capital you may
qualify for Council Tax Support.
This is available to owner
occupiers as well as tenants.
Details on how to apply for
Council Tax Support together
with further information on the
scheme can be found at
www.torbay.gov.uk/cts
Has been repossessed
or is the responsibility of a
bankrupt’s trustee.
About your council tax
The valuation is based on the property
estimated sale value as at 1 April 1991.
There are eight
valuation bands,
A (the lowest) up
to H (the highest)
You can now choose to
spread your Council Tax
instalments over 12 months
from April.
Torbay Council
Your property has been assessed for
Council Tax by Her Majesty’s Revenue
and Customs, Valuation Office Agency.
Some dwellings are exempt from
Council Tax, including property
which is:
Extend your
payments
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Which band?
Exemptions
Occupation prohibited by law
or is
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About your Council Tax
Occupied solely by people
aged under 18, full-time
students or those designated
as severely mentally impaired.
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2016/2017 restated
Exp £m
Restated
Inc£m
42
(2)
78
(49)
11
Torbay Council has set a basic
amount of Council Tax for
2017/18 based on its gross
expenditure and income. For
Torbay Council this results in a
4.99% increase in the 2017/18
council tax.
2017/2018 Council Tax
The following table shows
expenditure and income for each
class of service.
2016/17
£000
Excluding
parish
precept
Inc £m
Net Exp £m
40 Adult Social Care
44
(2)
42
29 Children’s Services*
78
(49)
29
(1)
10 Public Health & Community Safety
11
(1)
10
104
(76)
28 Community & Customer Services
103
(76)
27
41
(35)
6 Corporate & Business Services
37
(35)
2
276
(163)
273
(163)
110
1
(57)
1
(50)
(49)
277
(220)
274
(213)
61
113 Sub Total
(56) General Funding
57 Total**
57
Council Tax Requirement, the
amount to be raised by Council Tax
* The Dedicated Schools Grant for 2017/18 included in income is approximately £37m
**Included in the ‘Total’ are the net reserves used, for 2017/18 the figure is £2m (2016/17 £1m)
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2017/18
£000
Including
parish
precept
£000
Excluding
parish
precept
£000
Parish
precept
£000
Including
parish
precept
60,652
0
60,652
Amount to be raised by Council
Tax:
2017/18
Exp £m
£000
Parish
precept
Torbay Council
The amounts to be raised by Council Tax for Torbay Council,
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority and Police &Crime
Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall are applicable to all Torbay
residents. The Parish Precept is only applicable to residents in the
Brixham Town Council area. If applicable this will be detailed on
your Council Tax demand.
53,437 Torbay Council
56,631
0
7,463
0
7,463
Police and Crime Commissioner
for Devon & Cornwall
7,765
0
7,765
3,454
0
3,454
Devon & Somerset Fire &
Rescue Authority
3,593
0
3,593
0
234
234
0
254
254
67,548
234
67,782
72,010
254
72,264
Brixham Town Council
Total Amount to be raised by
Council Tax
Tax Base (average number of
chargeable properties):Torbay Council Tax Base*
43,181
61
5,811
£1,564.31
Brixham Town Council Tax
Base*
Amount per Band D Property
£40.24 £1,604.55 (Total amount to be raised
divided by Tax Base)
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Budget 2017/2018
SERVICES
Net Exp £m
Restated
As a result of reductions to council funding of £7m, offset by £4m
increases in Council Tax, there was a decrease in the Council’s
overall net budget of £3m. This decrease comprises of £7m
reductions in service expenditure and income offset by £4m service
pressures including inflation and investment.
44,049
5,901
£1,634.78 £43.04 £1,677.82
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Brixham Town Council
The council is budgeting to
spend approximately £330m
on revenue and capital, in line
with the council’s priorities
contained within the Torbay
Corporate Plan. The Council Tax
requirement for the provision of
services within Torbay will be
£61m. The Corporate Plan along
with financial information about
the council including its budget,
Statement of Accounts and its
rolling financial plan, the Medium
Term Resource Plan, are available
on the council’s website:
www.torbay.gov.uk
Why our Council Tax requirement has changed
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Services provided
by Torbay Council
Sub-Total
Brixham Town Council (only payable by Brixham residents)
Total
1,376.93
Change %
4.99
172.84
176.28
1.99
79.98
81.57
1.99
1,564.31
1,634.78
4.50
40.24
43.04
6.96
1,604.55
1,677.82
4.57
The amount per Band D Property is used to calculate the Council Tax
requirements for all the Valuation Bands as follows:
Valuation Band
Ratio of each
band to Band D
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
6/9
7/9
8/9
1
11/9
13/9
15/9
2
Torbay Council
– excluding Adult
Social Care
874.91
1,020.73
1,166.55
1,312.37
1,604.01
1,895.65
2,187.28
2,624.74
Torbay Council –
Adult Social Care
“precept” since
16/17
43.04
50.21
57.39
64.56
78.91
93.25
107.60
129.12
Torbay Council
917.95
1,070.94
1,223.94
1,376.93
1,682.92
1,988.90
2,294.88
2,753.86
Police and Crime
Commissioner
117.52
137.11
156.69
176.28
215.45
254.63
293.80
352.56
54.38
63.44
72.51
81.57
99.70
117.82
135.95
163.14
1,089.85
1,271.49
1,453.14
1,634.78
1,998.07
2,361.35
2,724.63
3,269.56
Brixham Town
Council
28.69
33.48
38.26
43.04
52.60
62.17
71.73
86.08
Aggregate of
Council Tax
Requirements
including
Brixham Town
Council
1,118.54
1,304.97
1,491.40
1,677.82
2,050.67
2,423.52
2,796.36
3,355.64
Devon and
Somerset Fire
and Rescue
Authority
Aggregate of
Council Tax
Requirements ex.
Town Council
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Capital Programme
The council plans to spend nearly £56m on capital projects during
2017/2018, to maintain and improve service delivery. Over the period
2017/2018 to 2020/2021 the Council plans to spend £90m on capital
projects. The capital programme will be funded primarily from a
combination of grants, sale of assets and external borrowing.
The significant areas of spend in 2017/18 include £10m for major
highways schemes, £4m for schools related projects and £23m on
regeneration projects. Other significant projects include major repairs
on infrastructure, continuing highway improvements, as well as the
development of an investment portfolio.
Adult Social Care
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has
made an offer to adult social care authorities. (“Adult social care
authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1
of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district
councils for an area in England for which there is no county council,
London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London
and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)
The offer is the option of an adult social care authority being able
to charge an additional “precept” on its council tax for financial
years from the financial year beginning in 2016 without holding a
referendum, to assist the authority in meeting expenditure on adult
social care. Subject to the annual approval of the House of Commons,
the Secretary of State intends to offer the option of charging this
“precept” at an appropriate level in each financial year up to and
including the financial year 2019-20.’
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About your council tax
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
2017/18 £
1,311.49
Torbay Council
Police and Crime Commissioner
2016/17 £
Brixham Town Council
Torbay Council
Police & Fire
Changes in amount per Band D property compared year on year:
General Administration
Council Projects
Premises
137.1
36
96.5
Community and the
Environment
68
Proposed Information Point
20
Less Income & money from
Reserves
Total Budget Requirement
2017/2018
-103.7
253.9
In order to ensure that the
wishes of the community,
Brixham Town Council has once
again held a budget consultation
to establish the community’s
expectations from the Town
Council.
As part of that strategy the
Council is working on the
proposed Information Point,
which caters to support the
existing information centre,
but also allow opportunities to
work in partnership with other
agencies and offer residents a
As always, the budget set will
enable the Town Council to
fulfil their strategy objectives in
conjunction with the Strategy
Document.
The Town Council can be
contacted at Brixham Town
Council, Town Council Office,
Brixham Town Hall, New Road,
Brixham, TQ5 8TA. Telephone
number 01803 859678 and e
mail info@brixhamtowncouncil.
gov.uk or visit the Town
Council website:
www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
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Total Expenditure
£000’s
Police & Fire
The table below shows the
2017 / 2018 Total Budgeted
Expenditure.
Analysis of the budget requirement for
Brixham Town Council
hub of information. This project,
whilst in the infancy stages of
discussion and negotiations
has been supported within
this precept. Although, further
details will be discussed at Full
Council for a decision prior to
the creation of this project.
Torbay Council
Brixham Town Council was
established in May 2007. The
Town Council precepts Torbay
Council as a billing authority to
fund its activities. This precept
is received from the Council Tax
payers in the area covered by
Brixham Town Council, which
are based on the wards of Berry
Head with Furzeham and St
Marys with Summercombe.
The Town Council has continued
working towards is aims and
objectives from the adopted
Strategy Document. These aims
and objectives are to explore
all avenues to provide a better
quality of life for all residents of
Brixham ensuring a value for
money service to the community
and a strong voice is heard in
Torbay.
Brixham Town Council
Brixham Town Council
spending plans
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The Government’s grant funding to the Authority has reduced
by £3 million for 2017/18 from 2016/17. In the four years
from 2016/17 to 2019/20, Government funding will reduce by
24.6%, the seventh worst settlement of all the Fire Authorities
in the country. The Authority will continue to raise issues with
the Government around the problems faced by rural public
authorities.
How your council tax is spent
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority is responsible for
the governance arrangements for Devon & Somerset Fire &
Rescue Service.
Spending Plans
2016/17 £m
2017/18 £m
For more information on how the Authority intends to deliver
significant reductions in its spending, visit www.dsfire.gov.uk
Gross expenditure
77.9
76.3
Income from specific grants, fees and charges
(2.8)
(2.6)
Net revenue budget 2016/17:
£74m
Council tax freeze grant
(1.1)
(1.1)
(21.7)
(18.8)
Net revenue budget 2017/18:
£72.6m
Business Rates Retention – Local Authority
(5.1)
(4.8)
Council tax requirement
47.2
49.0
Central Government funding
Devon & Cornwall Police
About your council tax
Changes to the Fire Service
Torbay Council
Devon & Somerset
Fire & Rescue Authority
Classification of spend
Changes to
expenditure £m
Changes to
income £m
Contractual pay and price increases
0.646
-
Invest to save incentives & services/essential
spending pressures
1.009
-
Budget savings
(2.342)
-
One off provisions included in 2016/17 budget
(0.116)
-
-
(0.578)
(0.803)
(0.578)
Reserve funding of revenue budget
Total changes
These changes are a result of the following:
The Authority requires a council tax level of £81.57 for a Band D
household. This represents an increase of 1.99% compared to
the 2016/7 figure.
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The policing and crime reduction element of the Council Tax is
approximately 10% of the overall council tax bill and this element
is set by the Police and Crime Commissioner.
This year (2017 - 2018), there will be an increase of 1.99% in
the policing and crime element of your council tax bill. This
represents an additional cost of £3.44 per year (at Band D) or
6.6 pence per week. As the council tax bill shows the increase
to one decimal point this may be presented on your bill as a 2%
increase. Our council tax levels are below the national average
and we have the second lowest level in the south west group
of Forces.
For more detailed information please visit
www.devonandcornwall-pcc.gov.uk/about-us/whatwe-spend/
Police & Fire
In 2017/18 the spending requirement for the Devon & Somerset
Fire & Rescue Authority will be £1.4m less than in 2016/17.
Brixham Town Council
Changes in spending