Financial Information Budget and Precept

The Precept is that element of your Council Tax that is paid to Kettering Town Council.

Every year, the Town Council draws up budgets and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. Look out for reports to the Councils' finance committee and full Council during October-February each year to see how the budget for the next year is progressing.

The Council in 2021/22 raised £134,000 in precept. This meant that someone in a Band D house paid £8.21 for the year towards the Town Council. Every £1000 the Council spends costs each average household 6p per year.

Kettering's precept was the lowest of any parish or town council in North Northamptonshire in 21/22

The precept for 2022/23 was agreed by Council on 19th January 2022 and is for £325,000. Thus means that a band D household will pay £19.56 a year - or 35p a week. This still means the Town Council has one of the lowest parish precepts in North Northamptonshire .

The budget for the Town Council for 2022/23 is below.

In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code, the Council is publishing this list of all non salary related payments made for supplies and services. Summaries of salary costs can be seen within the monthly budget monitoring statements and in the annual budget- both above

The Councils' 2021-22 accounts will be available for public inspection at the Council's offices from 13th June 2022 until 22nd July inclusive, during normal office hours.

As the offices are not continually manned, please contact the clerk in advance to arrange a date and time to visit, and, where possible an indication of your area of interest so that the appropriate material can be made ready.

Martin Hammond, Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer -07375 976290 or 01536 697490

Please also refer to the notice published below which provides more details.

Below is the annual return that the Council has agreed and sent to the external auditors.