Finance & Transparency
Budgeting & Precept
Precept is the tax raised for the business running and upkeep of the facilities provided by the Parish Council. Parish precept stays in the community which directly benefits from what it pays, unlike any other tax.
Parish Councils are not capped and can increase a precept by as much as required. Many often increase it by 30% (and even up to 70%) to pay for specific projects and reserves replenishment.
The majority of dwellings in the parish are Band C, which would equate to an 8/9th of the charge on a Band D house.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
| 27 | 33 | 113 | 23 | 43 | 48 | 80 | 13 |
The volunteer economy in the parish cannot continue to be relied on as much as it was in the past – we are seeing fewer volunteers able to undertake physical tasks in the Parish such as clearing of footpaths, litter picking, planting and other maintenance work and although many repair and maintenance tasks were undertaken by parish councillors and other volunteers, their time and effort cannot be guaranteed and it is only fair to make recompense for fuel for machinery and for materials used.
Councillors agreed to increase the precept to ensure forecast increases were covered and less reliance on reserves (savings) which have been depleted in recent years to cover essential costs.
