Environment Agency funding

Your council tax bill includes levies towards the Environment Agency to help them provide their services.

Funding for the Environment Agency  

Last year (2021 / 22)

Funding for the Environment Agency

This year (2022 / 23)

Net expenditure (£m) 

Gross expenditure (£m)

Gross income (£m)

Net expenditure (£m)

38.4

Flood defence

39.6

0.0

39.6

38.4

 

39.6

0.0

39.6

-0.7

Use of Reserves

  

-0.9

37.8

Total budget requirement

  

38.7

 

Less

   

-35.3

Environment Agency Grant

  

-36.2

0.0Other receipts  0.0
2.4Net budget requirement  2.5

Explanatory note

Change in Total Budget Requirement between years is attributable to:

  • Changes in Service Level: 1.1
  • Movement in Use of Reserves: -0.2