Council finances

Finance at Warwick District Council

The role of the Finance Service at the council is to ensure that the council’s money is spent wisely and in accordance with the priorities that have been agreed for the council.

Warwick District Council is a low spending authority, levying a relatively low council tax. For 2011/12 the district’s element of the council tax remains at £146.86 for band D a nil increase on 2010/11. This remains one of the lowest for a shire district in England. The total council tax raised is shared between the respective authorities in the district.

Authority	£ (Band D)	%
Warwickshire County Council	1,155.25	77
Warwickshire Police Authority	174.10	12
Warwick District Council	146.86	10
Parish/Town Council (average)	20.96	1
TOTAL	1,497.17	100

The council continues to be high achieving and ambitious in the provision of its services and this is reflected in its ranking as Excellent in its Comprehensive Performance Assessment.

The council strives to be open about its finances. This website is an important way of letting you know how the money is being used.

View Annual Accounts