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 12 February 2019, the Authority approved a total net budget requirement of £55.845m to run Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service for the year 2019-20:
| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
| Employee costs | £43.541m | £46.580m |
| Premises | £3.337m | £3.884m |
| Transport | £1.542m | £1.455m |
| Supplies and services | £4.730m | £4.893m |
| Agency and contracted out services | £2.205m | £2.401m |
| Capital financing/leasing | £2.968m | £3.338m |
| Spending on services | £58.323m | £62.551m |
| Income/Reserves | -£3.797m | -£6.706m |
| Amount to be financed | £54.526m | £55.845m |
This is funded as shown below:
| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
| Fire precepts | £39.977m | £41.763m |
| Revenue Support Grant | £4.493m | £3.795m |
| Business Rates/Top-up Grant | £10.056m | £10.287m |
| Total financing | £54.526m | £55.845m |
How our budget requirement has changed
| Budget requirement in 2018-19 | £54.526m |
| One off items in 2018-19 budget | -£0.474m |
| Pay/price inflation | £1.309m |
| One off transitional costs | £0.630m |
| Efficiencies | -£1.652m |
| Structural changes | £1.229m |
| Other changes | £0.277m |
| Budget requirement in 2019-20 | £55.845m |
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 2019-20 is as follows:
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H |
| £49.91 | £58.23 | £66.55 | £74.87 | £91.51 | £108.15 | £124.78 | £149.74 |
Spending on major capital projects:
The Authority’s capital programme for 2019-20 totals £8.404m. This includes planned spending of £1.329m on improvements to fire stations and other buildings, £5.608m on replacement vehicles and associated equipment and £1.467m 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.