Where the money comes from 2024

To fund our budget we receive income from many sources.

This includes:

Central Government grants
business rates
income from fees and charges on services that we provide

The remainder of the budget is the amount of Council Tax we collect.

Our gross expenditure is: £1,513.176m

A pie chart showing where the money comes from for Cornwall Council

Income

Other income (grants, fees and charges): £743.599m
Central Government funding: £99.929m
Business rates: £269.895m
Council tax requirement: £393.699m
Estimate on Collection Fund: £6.054m

Council Tax for Band D property is £1,892.75

This is calculated by dividing the amount required by the tax base (the tax base is the estimated number of Band D equivalent properties. These have been adjusted for some non-collection). The tax base is 208,003.78

Compare these figures with 2023-24 in our Council tax leaflet

View the Council Tax leaflet 2024-25

Last Updated:

04/03/2024

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