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 2018, the Authority approved a total net budget requirement of £54.526m to run Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service for the year 2018-19:
| 2018-19 | 2017-18 | |
| Employee costs | £43.541m | £42.502m |
| Premises | £3.337m | £3.078m |
| Transport | £1.542m | £1.578m |
| Supplies and services | £4.730m | £4.517m |
| Agency and contracted out services | £2.205m | £2.447m |
| Capital financing/leasing | £2.968m | £2.946m |
| Spending on services | £58.323m | £57.068m |
| Income/Reserves | -£3.797m | -£3.582m |
| Amount to be financed | £54.526m | £53.486m |
This is funded as shown below:
| 2018-19 | 2017-18 | |
| Fire precepts | £39.977m | £38.019m |
| Revenue Support Grant | £4.493m | £5.704m |
| Business Rates/Top-up Grant | £10.056m | £9.763m |
| Total financing | £54.526m | £53.486m |
How our budget requirement has changed
| Budget requirement in 2017-18 | £53.486m |
| One off items in 2017-18 budget | -£0.657m |
| Pay and price inflation | £1.038m |
| One off transitional costs | £0.579m |
| Efficiencies | -£0.265m |
| On-call firefighter investment | £0.324m |
| Structural changes | £0.139m |
| Other changes | -£0.118m |
| Budget Requirement in 2018-19 | £54.526m |
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 2018-19 is as follows:
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H |
| £48.47 | £56.54 | £64.62 | £72.70 | £88.86 | £105.01 | £121.17 | £145.40 |
Spending on major capital projects
The Authority’s capital programme for 2018-19 totals £9.632m. This includes planned spending of £1.695m on improvements to fire stations and other buildings, £6.219m on replacement vehicles and associated equipment and £1.718m on new or replacement equipment and Information systems.
For more information
Email: [email protected] or visit our website at www.dwfire.org.uk for further information.