Who gets your taxes?
Do you know? Well you should!

By Alex Perkins, Liberal Democrat Canterbury City Council Leader

 

Of the local taxes raised in the district:
Kent County Council (KCC) get £76m
Canterbury City Council (CCC) get just £10.8m

(All of the following figures are based on the 2004/05 Original Budget)

COUNCIL TAX

Total C/TAX to be collected for :	£ ' 000	%
KCC	41,755	73.1
KPA (Police)	5,216	9.1
KMFRA (Fire)	2,732	4.0
CCC (Basic)	7,091	12.4
Other (Parishes)	366	0.6
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Total Council tax collected	57,161	100.0

How much is the total amount of Council Tax collected in the district?
£57,161K (£57.2m)

How much of the council tax do CCC get to keep?
£7,091K (£7.1m) - just 12.4%

How much does KCC get to keep?
£41,755K (£41.8m) - that's 73.1%

BUSINESS RATES

How much is the total of business tax collected?
We estimate to collect £32,200k (£32.2m) - all of which is paid into a central government pool. From that pool the following is paid out :

CCC's grant allocation is : £3,698k (£3.7M)

KCC receives £34,200k (£34.2m) on behalf of CCC's residents.

So - Of the local taxes raised in the district KCC get £76m, while Canterbury City Council get just £10.8m