As agreed in the last few years, Dorset Council's Finance Team have supplied parish and town councils with the latest tax base data and a really useful precept calculator where you can use the tax base data to understand how that will shape your revenue in the coming financial year.
If you are a new to role Clerk - we wil happily talk you through this information and how it helps your prepration for submitting the precept request by 31 January 2024.
Below is the content sent by the Finance Team on 8 December 2023:
Further to our letter in October of this year, I can now confirm the 2024/25 tax base for your authority which you will find in the list of Dorset Council Parishes and Town Councils Tax Base Confirmation attached to this email. The tax base for 2023/24 along with a year on year percentage increase or decrease has also been included for information.
We have created a tool in Excel that allows you to model and see the impact of changes to your precept or parish charge. I have attached this to my email if you wish to use it to help with your decision making.
As a reminder, the Final Precept Notification form will need to be returned, electronically, by 31st January 2024 if you have not already done so.
Resources:
Access Dropbox to download: the Dorset Council Precept Calculator and Guide
Parish Precept Form - Local Government Act 1972
Precept Letter - December 2023
