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Date: February 2025
Description: Precept Demand Supporting Statement - Halstead 2025/26 - Precept details
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Precept Demand Supporting Statement
Budget
(anticipated spend)
Gross Expenditure by category Prior Financial Year
2024/25 (£)Current Financial Year
2025/26 (£)Staff costs 238,054.00 284,448.00 Administration 34,371.00 41,608.00 Queens Hall and offices 24,370.00 25,954.00 Activities 27,000.00 26,750.00 Coach outings 10,000.00 11,000.00 Allotments 1,860.00 1,200.00 Grants 5,000.00 5,000.00 Civic 2,300.00 2,200.00 Environment and courtaulds 18,200.00 19,400.00 Car parks 23,500.00 26,938.00 Empire theatre 3,300.00 4,500.00 Public toilets 9,250.00 10,601.00 Total Gross Expenditure 397,205.00 459,599.00 Gross Income by category Prior Financial Year
2024/25 (£)Current Financial Year
2025/26 (£)Bank interest -1,500.00 -1,545.00 Queens Hall and office -16,000.00 -16,000.00 Coach outings -13,000.00 -13,390.00 Courtaulds cost recovered -1,776.00 0.00 Car parks -123,782.00 -142,262.00 Tenancies -34,465.00 -34,510.00 Allotments -4,700.00 -4,841.00 Total Gross Income
(including grants/government funding)-195,223.00 -212,548.00 Totals Prior Financial Year
2024/25 (£)Current Financial Year
2025/26 (£)Total Net Expenditure 201,982.00 247,051.00 Transfer to / from (+ / -) Earmarked Reserves** 28,198.00 - Transfer to / from (+ / -) General Reserves - - Total transfer to / from (+ / -) Reserves 28,198.00 0.00 Precept required (balancing figure) 230,180.00 247,051.00 Tax Base 4452.22 4550.59 Band D rate 51.70 54.29 Explanation of Variances
We have increased the staff costs significantly, in view of another expected pay request from the unions, the National Insurance increases, and the fact that we are having to hire a new receptionist for 5 days a week instead of 3.