Where your Council Tax goes
Your yearly Council Tax charge is based on:
- the area you live in, known as the parish
- the valuation of your property, which gives it the Council Tax band
Our budget and spending
Learn more about your Council Tax and the services we deliver for you here: https://www.fdean.gov.uk/about-the-council/our-budget/
For information about the adult social care precept visit the Gloucestershire County Council website.
District council funding
We use our share of the Council Tax collected to help pay for a variety of services, including:
- Planning
- Waste and recycling collections
- Street cleansing
- Leisure centres
- Environmental health
- Building control
- Housing services
- Administration of benefits
The Council Tax we collect does not pay for the full cost of local services. The rest of our funding comes from:
- Central Government grants
- Redistributed business rates
- Interest income
- Various fees and charges
- Other grants and contributions
- Savings