Calculation of Council Tax 2008/09
The following tables explain Wolverhampton City Council's budget and how the amount of Council Tax you pay is calculated. All of the information shown below is also included in the Summary 2008 booklet sent out with your Council Tax bill.
If you are unable to access the information in the format shown below, please contact the Local Taxes Division and a booklet will be sent to you.
Download - Council Tax financed by city's tax payers
Click on the icon below to download the table showing the amount of Council Tax to be financed by Wolverhampton's Council Tax payers, in terms of net spending per head of population and household.
Out of the £101.0 million of Council Tax income required to contribute towards the delivery of services across the City in 2008/09, £25.0 million or 25% will be paid by Government in the form of Council Tax rebates to households on low incomes. This will then leave a balance of £76 million to be collected by the City Council from Council Tax payers.
Overall, Council Tax payers contribute just over 42% of the £239 million required to deliver the Council's own services, together with those of the Police and Fire Services; the amounts payable by individual Council Tax payers represents only 32%.
All Council Tax transactions are brought together in a special Council account called the Collection Fund. The City Council has set a higher collection target for 2008/09 than last year.
Download - Council tax collected
Click on the icon below to download a table showing what is collected.
As 52% of the City's homes are in property band A, the majority of the City's households will experience an increase of no more than 82 pence per week - of which 6 pence per week relates to Police and Fire. At least 30% will be shielded by the Council Tax Benefits system. If only one person lives in a property, they will be entitled to a 25% personal discount.
Download - Elements of your Council Tax bill
Click on the icon below to show a table giving the overall picture of the financial elements in your Council Tax bill, including Council housing.
Council Tax comparisons
Click on the icon below to see the estimated average Council Tax per household payable before allowances for rebates in the seven West Midlands District Council areas.
