Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
In total, Council Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute £3.41m towards the running costs of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority in 2022/23.
This is equivalent to £87.35 per Band D Council Tax payer. which is a 2% increase from the previous year.
This increase was ratified by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority on 14 February 2022.
Last year (2021 / 22) | Funding for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority | This year (2022 / 23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net expenditure (£m) | Gross expenditure (£m) | Gross income (£m) | Net expenditure (£m) | |
46.8 | Fire service | 55.7 | -6.4 | 49.2 |
1.7 | Contingencies | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
-0.0 | Interest on balances | 0.0 | -0.0 | -0.0 |
48.5 | 58.0 | -6.5 | 51.5 | |
48.5 | Total budget requirement | 51.5 | ||
| Less | ||||
-11.5 | Revenue Support Grant | 0.0 | -11.5 | -11.5 |
-10.6 | Other Government Grants | 0.0 | -11.9 | -11.9 |
| -3.8 | Business Rates Share | 0.0 | -3.3 | -3.3 |
| 2.1 | Collection Fund (Surplus) / Deficit | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
24.8 | Net budget requirement | 25.6 | ||
Explanatory note
Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to:
- Pay and price growth: 4.5
- Changes in government grants: -1.3
- Efficiencies and new models of service delivery: -1.5
- Changes in business rates local share / collection fund surplus: -0.8