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 9 February 2022, the Authority approved a total net budget requirement of £61.05m to run Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service for the year 2022-23:
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| Employee costs | £49.32m | £51.55m |
| Premises | £3.83m | £3.78m |
| Transport | £1.28m | £1.40m |
| Supplies and services | £5.06m | £5.47m |
| Agency and contracted out services | £2.40m | £2.48m |
| Capital financing/leasing | £3.29m | £4.01m |
| Spending on services | £65.18m | £68.69m |
| Income/Reserves | -£6.68m | -£7.64m |
| Amount to be financed | £58.50m | £61.05m |
This is funded as shown below:
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| Fire precepts | £42.70m | £44.84m |
| Revenue Support Grant | £3.88m | £4.00m |
| Business Rates/Top-up Grant | £10.19m | £10.19m |
| Other grants | £1.73m | £2.02m |
| Total financing | £58.50m | £61.05m |
How our budget requirement has changed:
| Budget requirement in 2021-22 | £58.50m |
| One off items in 2021-22 budget | £0.19m |
| Pay and price inflation | £1.63m |
| Health & social care levy | £0.30m |
| Savings | -£0.40m |
| Capital financing costs | £0.59m |
| Other net changes | £0.24m |
| Budget requirement in 2022-23 | £61.05m |
Fire precept bands
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 2022-23 is as follows:
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H |
| £52.95 | £61.78 | £70.60 | £79.43 | £97.08 | £114.73 | £132.38 | £158.86 |
Spending on major capital projects:
The Authority’s capital programme for 2022-23 totals £4.6m. This includes planned spending of £1m on maintaining our fire stations and other buildings, £2.4m on replacement vehicles and associated equipment, and £1.2m on new or replacement ICT equipment and information systems.
For more information
Email: [email protected] or visit our website at www.dwfire.org.uk for further information.