What your Council Tax is spent on

Where the money comes from
Where2022/232023/24
Government Grant (S.31 grant) £23.6m £33.8m
Business Rates retained* £77.0m £80.9m
Business Rates top up £36.9m £40.6m
Council Tax £132.7m £142.9m
Greater Manchester Police £21.5m £23.5m
Greater Manchester Fire (including Mayoral Precept) £9.7m £10.4m
Loss on Collection Fund - -
Use of Reserves - -
  £301.4m £332.1m
Where the money goes
Where2022/232023/24
Wigan Council Services £247.8m £274.9m
Shevington and Haigh Parish £0.1m £0.1m
Greater Manchester Police £21.5m £23.5m
Greater Manchester Fire £6.7m £7.4m
Greater Manchester Mayoral Precept £3.0m £3.1m
Passenger Transport Levy £22.3m £23.2m
Loss of Collection Fund - -
  £301.4m £332.1m
What Wigan Council spends the money on
On what2022/232023/24
Places £54.5m £63.4m
People £180.1m £176.4m
Resources £12.6m £34.9m
Capital Charges -  
Passenger Transport Levy £22.3m £23.2m
Environment Agency Flood Defence Levy £0.2m £0.2m
  £269.6m £298.1m
Money Needed (Based on band D value)
Needed for2022/232023/24
Money we and our levying bodies need to fund our services £2,870.56 £3,089.05
Precept for Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester £228.30 £243.30
Precept for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority £102.95 £107.95
Total (A) £3,201.81 £3,440.30
Income
Income2022/232023/24
Business Rates income £1,210.61 £1,259.09
Government Grant (S.31 grant) £250.70 £350.41
Total (B) £1,461.31 £1,609.49
Council Tax we need to charge for a band D property
Property type2022/232023/24
Amount of Council Tax we need to charge for a band D property £1,740.49 £1,830.81

There will be a small additional charge for properties in the parishes of Haigh and Shevington. At band D £14.43 for Haigh and £25.40 for Shevington.

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