Budget 07/08

Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council

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This is the budget and precept request for 2007-08 for Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council.

Heading	Budget	Notes
Oborne PCC	300.00	3 yr agreement 2007/8-2010/11.
Poyntington PCC	300.00	ditto
Goathill PCC	300.00	ditto
Oborne Playing Field	400.00
Poyntington Playing Field	400.00
Statutory Insurance	335.00	Switched to Zurich last year (more appropriate for small parish councils) with 15% increase built in
DAPTC	96.00	Includes requested 6% increase
Hall Rental (Meetings)	120.00	£30 “cushion” incl. for extra meetings
Audit	100.00	Increased from £50 as 2006-07 precept over £5,000
Cllrs’ Training/expenses	50.00
Clerk’s salary	1,874.39	National agreement with 4% cost of living increase built in.
Clerk training/expenses	100.00
Administration	300.00	Includes agreed computer writedown and use of clerk’s room as p/t council office, grant to Queen Thorne, stationery, etc.
Section 137 (LGA 1972) grants	70.00	Grant to Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
VAT	35.00	Recoverable
NORDCAT scheme	200.00
Website	200.00
Grant Aid	800.00	This sum will be held until requested. Comprises £500 for outdoor play equipment at Poyntington; £150 to Poyntington Village Hall & £150 to Oborne Village Hall – in both cases to stimulate grant aid from major funders.
	5,980.39

There will be a maximum budgeted expenditure of £5,980.39 for 2007-2008.

It is expected that about £1,250 will be brought forward from 2006-07. This means that the Parish Council will request a precept, charged to the Council Tax, of £5,380.

Reserves for contingencies will be held at their usual level of £700.

The precept request for 2006-07 was £5,498. Therefore, the precept for 2007-08 is a reduction of £118, or about 2.15%.

Please contact us at:-

Mike Fraser, The Parish Clerk, Church Farm Cottage, Oborne, Dorset, DT9 4JY

Tel: 01935 816537

Email: michael.fraser1@btinternet.com

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