Finance Services
The Council's Finance Services provides a broad range of support and advice relating to the Council's finances. These include:
- Accounting and Budgeting, including budget compilation, budget monitoring and year end accounts;
- Revenues, including benefits, Council Tax collection and cash collection;
- Payroll;
- Internal Audit;
- Corporate Accounting, including borrowing, leasing, capital accounting and VAT;
- Payment of invoices;
- Financial systems administration.
2010/11 Budget Summary
The Councils total revenue budget for 2010/11 for all Services other than Council Housing amounts to £119.2m. This is funded from Government grants of £97.6m with £21.6m coming from Council Tax. A five year capital programme for General Fund services covering the years 2010/11 to 2014/15 has a gross budget of £36.8m, with £9.0m planned to be spent in 2010/11.
Housing Revenue gross expenditure in 2010/11 is £13.3m. This covers the cost of the Councils housing stock and is fully funded through rental income from council tenants. The associated five year capital programme amounts to £24.4m with £7.8m budgeted in 2010/11.
2008/09 Statement of Accounts
In 2008/09 Council spend on Services other than Council Housing amounted to £107.2m. This was met by income from Government grants of £86.8m and sum raised from Council Tax of £21.2m, resulting in a surplus for the year of £0.8m. The Councils general reserve at the end of the year stands at £5.5m. However,£4.5m is earmarked for specific purposes, leaving only £1.0m available for new expenditure.
The Housing Revenue Account ended the year with a deficit of £1.3m, compared to a budgeted surplus of £0.1m. This was due to a transfer of funding from revenue to support our capital investment in the housing stock. The accumulated balance on the Housing Revenue Account at the end of the year was £6.1m, which is earmarked to assist with improving the housing stock to achieve the Scottish Housing Quality Standard by 2015.
For further information, you can visit our pages detailing the Summary of Accounts 2008/09.
You can also view or download the Statement of Accounts and the Summary of Accounts by using the links at the bottom of the page.
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For further information about this page please contact:
Finance & Corporate Services
Greenfield House, Tullibody Road, Alloa, FK10 2AD
Tel: 01259 450000 Fax: 01259 452230
Email: corporatedevelopment@clacks.gov.uk
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