Saltford Parish Council will discuss its 2022/23 draft budget – including the precept – at its December 2021 meeting. To see a copy of the December 2021 agenda please visit the ‘Meetings – Agendas and Minutes‘ page.
The Council will discuss a proposed 7% increase on the precept, levying a proposed precept of £41,005 in 2022/23.
In 2021/22, SPC levied a precept of £38,322. This was the third lowest precept levied in the B&NES Council area when compared to the 50 other precepted areas (not including Bath itself).
B&NES Council does not release Saltford’s tax base until late 2021 / early 2022 (the tax base is required to calculate what an average Band D property will pay). As such as an indication only, based on the 2021/22 tax base for Saltford, a 7% increase in the precept for 2022/23 would mean an average Band D property would pay c.£22.56 p.a. This is an indicative increase of c.£1.48 per year for an average Band D property (c.12.3p per calendar month).
Following the precept being agreed and B&NES Council informing Saltford Parish Council about the tax base, SPC will update its precept information on its Finance page.
As usual, SPC will share information about the precept – once confirmed – via its other communication channels. These include its social media pages (Facebook and Twitter), its website, SPC’s e-newsletter and SCAN page, as well as information on its noticeboard.
For information about how Saltford Parish Council spends its precept, financial matters are recorded in SPC’s minutes, and the minutes also include monthly financial reports and schedules of expenditure.
Saltford Parish Council’s annual accounting statements and audit information can be found under the ‘Finance – Audits’ section of the website.