PAPER B1
Committee: RESOURCES SELECT COMMITTEE
Date: 21 AUGUST 2002
Title BUDGET MONITORING
REPORT AS AT END OF JULY 2002
For most services the spend to date is within budget, and at this stage of the year there are no significant variances or pressures to report.
Service |
Expenditure |
Income |
Net |
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|
Budget |
To date |
Budget |
To date |
Budget |
To date |
Comment |
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|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
1,223.1 |
441.0 |
-12.2 |
-0.5 |
1,210.9 |
440.5 |
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|
253.4 |
86.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
253.4 |
86.1 |
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|
Local Tax Collection |
891.2 |
343.2 |
-605.6 |
-50.8 |
285.6 |
292.4 |
Expenditure is on target
to date. Entries for income from NNDR cost of collection allowance and costs
recovered are made at year end. |
|
Registration of Births,
Deaths & Marriages |
133.9 |
47.3 |
-102.1 |
-44.2 |
31.8 |
3.1 |
The majority of income
from wedding fees tends to occur in the first six months of the financial
year. |
|
Registration of Electors |
92.5 |
39.7 |
-2.1 |
-0.8 |
90.4 |
38.9 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Conducting Elections |
24.6 |
5.9 |
0.0 |
-21.1 |
24.6 |
-15.2 |
This budget represents the
annual cost of running elections and the expenditure is committed at the
year-end as a contribution to the Elections Fund. Income is received from
Parishes towards these costs. |
|
Local Land Charges |
154.2 |
34.3 |
-641.0 |
-252.6 |
-486.8 |
-218.3 |
Income presently ahead of
target due to buoyant property market. |
|
General Grants, Bequests
& Donations |
350.3 |
111.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
350.3 |
111.0 |
Budget for corporate
grants is on target to date. Figures also include
non-domestic rate discretionary relief for which entries are made at
year-end. |
|
Financial Services |
1,359.2 |
558.6 |
-45.8 |
-23.2 |
1,313.4 |
535.4 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
ICT |
1,122.1 |
799.6 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
1,122.1 |
799.4 |
The expenditure figure
includes Invest to Save and IT Strategy projects which will be met from
contingencies and reserves. |
Service |
Expenditure |
Income |
Net |
|
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|
|
Budget |
To date |
Budget |
To date |
Budget |
To date |
Comment |
|
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
Property Services |
475.7 |
235.3 |
-4.5 |
3.5 |
471.2 |
238.8 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Council Properties |
170.8 |
73.0 |
-209.2 |
-97.9 |
-38.4 |
- 24.9 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Administrative Buildings |
532.1 |
281.2 |
-77.1 |
-25.5 |
455.0 |
255.7 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Legal Services |
0.0 |
8.4 |
-5.0 |
-3.1 |
-5.0 |
5.3 |
The costs of Legal
Services are recharged to client services quarterly in arrears under the
terms of Service Level Agreements. |
|
Personnel & Training |
817.3 |
329.8 |
-61.3 |
-13.3 |
756.0 |
316.5 |
Budget on target to date.
The expenditure figure includes commitments relating to member and officer
training. |
|
Best Value Support |
145.5 |
44.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
145.5 |
44.3 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Business Services |
103.7 |
30.7 |
-12.8 |
-7.4 |
90.9 |
23.3 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Communications |
310.2 |
141.5 |
-13.4 |
-5.0 |
296.8 |
136.5 |
No significant variations
to report at this stage. |
|
Corporate & Environment
Services |
218.1 |
65.9 |
-3.4 |
-1.1 |
214.7 |
64.8 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Customer Services Centre |
137.5 |
49.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
137.5 |
49.9 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
Help Centres |
269.5 |
101.4 |
-2.5 |
-1.3 |
267.0 |
100.1 |
Budget on target to date. |
|
County Farms |
3.2 |
0.0 |
-10.1 |
-10.1 |
-6.9 |
-10.1 |
Income received from farm
cottage rents are received early in the year. |
|
Premises Development |
129.1 |
35.6 |
-297.5 |
-158.0 |
-168.4 |
-122.4 |
Includes Industrial
Estates, Samuel Whites Premises and Markets expenditure and income. |
|
Community Forums &
Development |
374.3 |
120.7 |
-60.6 |
-16.7 |
313.7 |
104.0 |
Budgets on target to date. |
|
Building Maintenance |
1,108.5 |
361.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,108.5 |
361.5 |
Spending across the whole
authority is on target. |