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What do we spend your council tax on?

Hammersmith & Fulham council services expenditure

The table below provides details of the council's budgeted expenditure and income for 2008/2009, including levies charged by other public bodies. 

Revenue expenditure and income 2008/09 (£m) 
 Figures in bold are for 2008/09 and unbolded figures are for 2007/08. Figs subject to rounding.
DepartmentGross expenditureGross incomeNet expenditure
Children's services202.10152.6549.45
205.49150.6354.86
Environment services110.4486.4723.97
114.3588.9925.36
Community services153.4575.1078.35
144.1569.6074.55
Resident services31.5315.6615.87
0*00
Assistant chief executive15.3114.590.72
11.628.902.72
Finance25.2024.530.67
26.3923.333.06
Customer first0*00
11.937.504.43
Central items194.49171.1023.39
182.52158.8623.66
Total732.52540.10192.42
696.45507.81188.64
Levies (excluding WRWA)1.62
1.52
Contingencies6.58
6.15
Capital financing adjustment-14.98
-15.29
Application of reserves and balances0.86
-0.84
Net expenditure186.50
180.18

*Resident services is a new department, merging the old Customer first department and a range of other customer focused services from across the council.

Change in Hammersmith & Fulham's budget 

The council's net revenue budget has increased from £180.18 million in 2007/08 to £186.50 in 2008/09.

 The increase is made up as follows:

2007/2008 council's net revenue budget (£m)
180.18
Inflation6.69
Pay, price, grant and service increases13.68
Efficiency savings and income generation(15.19)
Movement in reserves and provisions1.14 
2008/2009 council's net revenue budget186.50

How much council tax we need to collect 

Council tax is collected to pay for the council’s own services, for example libraries, refuse collection and social services, as well as the services provided by the Greater London Authority. The amount to be raised by council tax in 2008/09 is £92.36 million. The table below shows how this is calculated. Details of the GLA budget.

How much council tax we need to collect (£m)
2007/082008/09
Hammersmith &  
Fulham Council		180.18186.50
Less
Revenue Support Grant15.8914.32
Business Rates94.69102.83
Prior Year
Adjustments		0.981.39
Total68.6267.96
Greater London
Authority charge		23.4424.40
Council tax92.0692.36

Levies 

The net expenditure of the council (see table at top of this page) includes the following payments:

Levies (£000s)07/08 08/09  %+/-
London Pensions Fund Authority *1,144 1,2226.8
Environment 

Agency		142 15912
Western Riverside 
Waste Authority 		 5,3506,74626.1
Lee Valley Regional 
Park Authority 		2342402.6 
Total6,870 8,36721.8


 * Further information is available on request

Council tax charges 2008/2009

For 2008/09 council tax has fallen by 1.7%. The Hammersmith & Fulham element of council tax has fallen by 3%, whilst the GLA precept has increased by 2%.  GLA precept.

The table below shows the council tax charges for each band.

Council tax charges 2008/09 (£)
BandHammersmith & Fulham CouncilGreater London Authority2008/09 council tax
A575.18206.55781.73
B671.04240.97912.01
C766.91275.401,042.31
D862.77309.821,172.59
E1,054.50378.671,433.17
F1,246.22447.521,693.74
G1,437.95516.371,954.32
H1,725.54619.642,345.18


Further information

More details on the finances of Hammersmith & Fulham Council will be available in the 2008/09 estimate book and when the annual accounts for 2007/08 are published. 

Both documents will be available for inspection at the council’s libraries and on the council's web site. Hard copies may be obtained (on receipt of a £5.00 fee) from: 

Director of Finance
Hammersmith Town Hall Extension
King Street
London W6 9JU

For further financial information, please telephone Leigh Whitehouse 
(deputy director of finance) on 020 8753 2501.