Effect and trends

This information sets out the effect on 2011/12 of setting a 1.8% council tax for 2010/11. It also shows the percentage increase in council tax and budget compared to the average for fire authorities.


	2010/11	2011/12
Inflation assumptions:
Pay	1.0%	1.0%
Employers pension contributions - firefighters	1.0%	0.0%
Employers pension contributions - support staff	0.5%	0.5%
Employers NI contributions	0.0%	1.0%
Other costs	2.5%	2.0%

Grant assumptions:	As notified	-5%
Base budget (£000)	67,046	69,291
Revenue costs of proposed capital programme (£000)	12	57
Proposed contingency	250	250
Proposed one off contribution to Capital Payments Reserve	245	0
Budgeted contribution carried forward (£000)	607	-607
Budget requirement (£000)	68,160	68,991
Less formula grant (£000)	-29,266	-27,803
Net amount to be met from local taxation (£000)	38,894	41,188
Estimated balance on collection fund (£000)	-245	0
Estimated precept requirement (£000)	38,649	41,188

Net tax base - latest estimate, no increase in future years	629,621	629,621

Estimated council tax at Band D (£)	61.38	65.42

Increase (£) 60.30	1.08	4.03

Council tax rise	1.8%	6.6%

Budget at 3% council tax (£000)		67,610
Reduction required (£000)		-1,381

Budget at 1.5% council tax (£000)		67,030
Reduction required (£000)		-1,961

Budget at 0% council tax (£000)		66,450
Reduction required (£000)		-2,541


	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11
Average for Fire Authorities	4.47%	4.37%	4.23%	4.01%	2.58%
Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority	2.94%	4.53%	3.85%	3.55%	1.79%

Percentage Increases


		2007/08	2008/09	2009/10
Average for Fire Authorities		6.69%	4.10%	3.34%
Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority		4.85%	3.44%	3.19%