Analysis of Rural Services Technical Adjustments Exemplifications in DCLG Business Rates Localisation Consultation
Authority:
Urban Comparator:
Tewkesbury
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Allerdale
Ashford
Changes to funding attributable to Rural Services Technical Adjustments - Pre and Post Damping
Babergh
Bassetlaw
15%
Boston
Tewkesbury Exemplifications Data
Braintree
Breckland
Pre Damping Post Damping
Additional Funding 9.84%
2.70%
Damping Loss
7.13%
10%
Cherwell
Chichester
Copeland
Cotswold
Craven
5%
9.84%
Daventry
Derbyshire Dales
Dover
East Cambridgeshire
East Devon
East 0%
Dorset
East HampshirePre Damping
East Hertfordshire
East Lindsey
Pre Damping
Damping
Loss
Additional
Funding
2012/13 Funding
Impact of Rural Services Adjustment
2012/13 Funding with Adjustment
Percentage change arising from
Rural Services Adjustment
Post Damping Difference
3,395,712
333,999
3,729,711
3,725,547
100,690
3,826,238
9.84%
2.70%
-70%
The graph and table show that Tewkesbury would have had a predamping 9.84% increase in funding if the rural services adjustment had
been implemented in 2012/13. However, damping would have reduced
that gain arising from the rural service technical adjustment to 2.7%.
Consequently, damping reduces the impact of the rural services
technical adjustment by 70% for Tewkesbury.
2.70%
Post Damping
East Northamptonshire
Eden
Impact of the changes attributable to Rural Services Technical Adjustments on Funding - Pre and Post Damping
Forest Heath
Forest of Dean
The impact of the positive rural services technical adjustment and the
subsequent negative impact of damping can be seen in this graph.
Hambleton
£60
Harborough
Harrogate
High Peak
£1.23
£4.08
Hinckley and Bosworth
£40
Horsham
Additional
Funding per
Head
Huntingdonshire
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Lewes
Lichfield
£20
Maldon
2012/13
Funding per
Head
£45.47
£41.44
Malvern Hills
The pre-damping impact for Tewkesbury is a funding gain of £4.08 per
head. For this reason, we feel that it is important that Tewkesbury
supports the rural services technical adjustment in the consultation.
However, the post-damping impact for Tewkesbury is a much reduced
funding gain of £1.23 per head. For this reason, SPARSE Rural have
called on the Government to find a way of ensuring that a greater
proportion of the pre-damping gains arising from the rural services
technical adjustment are realised as cash funding.
Melton
Mendip
£0
Mid Devon
Pre Damping
Post Damping
Mid Suffolk
Mid Sussex
New Forest
Newark and Sherwood
Impact of the changes attributable to Rural Services Technical Adjustments on Funding - Comparison with Nearest Urban Authority - post damping
North Dorset
North East Derbyshire
North£500
Kesteven
North Norfolk
Comparison of Impact of Technical Changes - Tewkesbury v Bristol
£256.28
£370.17
£388.19
£272.38
£253.56
£373.68
To provide a comparison, in two tier areas, County and District funding
North£400
Warwickshire
Pre Damping Post Damping
2012/13 Funding per41.44
Head
45.47
has been added together. So, in order to be comparable with Bristol
Additional Funding per4.08
Head
1.23
which is a unitary authority Tewkesbury's funding per head has been
Ribble Valley
added to that of Gloucestershire County Council.
£300
Tewkesbury
Richmondshire
In 2012/13, Tewkesbury received £120.12 less funding per head than
Rother
2012/13
After Rural Technical
After Rural
Changes
Technical
(Pre Changes
Damping)(Post Damping)
Bristol.
Rugby
£200
Tewkesbury
£253.56
£272.38
£256.28
Prior to damping, the gains attributable to the rural services technical
Bristol
Gap
-£120.12
-£115.81
-£113.89
adjustment would have resulted in a closing of the gap between Bristol
Bristol
£373.68
£388.19
£370.17
£100
and Tewkesbury to £115.81 per head. This is a significant improvement
Sedgemoor
for rural areas and SPARSE Rural has welcomed the changes in the
Selby
recent Business Rates consultation.
Sevenoaks
£0
Shepway
2012/13
After Rural
After Rural
As shown above, the damping block significantly reduces the gains
South Bucks
Technical
Technical
South Cambridgeshire
arising from the rural services technical adjustment. After damping the
Changes (Pre Changes (Post
South Derbyshire
gap in funding between Bristol and Tewkesbury increases to £113.89
Damping)
Damping)
South Hams
per head.
South Holland