Frome Town Council Budget For 2012/13
Frome Town Council decided its estimates (budgets) and precept demand for 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 at its Full Council meeting on Wednesday 7th December.
Many of the new budget lines, explained further within the agenda paper are based upon the Council's future actions arising from the new Strategic Plan that was also agreed at the same meeting. As well as identifying new budget lines, and whilst considering inflation, the Council has managed to identify £101,500 worth of cuts to reduce the overall impact on the reserves and the precept (Council Tax).
The new budget lines / actions arising from the Strategic Plan are:
- Economic Development
- Apprenticeship
- Street Furniture, Interactive Street Map and Signage
- Shared Space and Market Place Feasibility
- Enhanced Cleaning and Town Centre Improvements
- Youth Council to support Youth Services
- Arts Strategy
- Partnerships, Community Development and Grants
- Restore/Extend Recycling Centre Opening Hours
- Carbon Audit
The Council intends not to draw on reserves but to increase the precept for the Town Council by 37p per week or £1.59 per month for the average Band D property.
As there will be no increases in other areas of government, the police or fire (they are to receive funding equivalent to 2.5% direct from Central Government) the average Band D property paying £1,504 per annum in 2011/12 will pay £1,523 in 2012/13 - an increase of £19.10 per annum or 1.2%.
