It is a requirement for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority to set a level of revenue budget and council tax before the start of the forthcoming financial year.
At its budget setting meeting on 11 February 2021, the Authority approved a total net budget requirement of £57.031m to run Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service for the year 2021-22:
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
| Employee Costs | £48.191m | £49.322m |
| Premises | £3.789m | £3.828m |
| Transport | £1.495m | £1.278m |
| Supplies and services | £5.240m | £5.063m |
| Agency and contracted out services | £2.389m | £2.395m |
| Capital financing/leasing | £3.280m | £3.287m |
| Spending on services | £64.384m | £65.173m |
| Income/Reserves | -£7.500m | -£8.142m |
| Amount to be financed | £56.884m | £57.031m |
This is funded as shown below:
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
| Fire precepts | £42.573m | £42.699m |
| Revenue Support Grant | £3.857m | £3.878m |
| Business Rates/Top-up Grant | £10.454m | £10.454m |
| Total financing | £56.884m | £57.031m |
How our budget requirement has changed:
| Budget Requirement in 2020-21 | £56.844m |
| One off items in 2020-21 budget | £0.264m |
| Pay and price inflation | £0.943m |
| Savings | -£1.075m |
| Investment of fire protection | £0.398m |
| Council tax support grant | -£0.700m |
| Other net changes | £0.317m |
| Budget Requirement in 2021-22 | £57.031m |
Residents pay for their Fire & Rescue Service as part of their council tax bill, and the fire precept element of the bill for a Band D property in 2021-22 is as follows:
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H |
| £51.92 | £60.57 | £69.23 | £77.88 | £95.19 | £112.49 | £129.80 | £155.76 |
Spending on major capital projects:
The Authority’s capital programme for 2021-22 totals £9.068m. This includes planned spending of £1.136m on maintaining our fire stations and other buildings, £6.382m on replacement vehicles and associated equipment and £1.550m on new or replacement equipment and information systems.
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