The part of the Council Tax levied by the Parish Council is being calculated now. This year the situation is complicated by new arrangements for Housing Benefit and other changes. The effect of these changes for 2013/14 would mean that the amount of money that Ruddington gets from Rushcliffe Borough reduces significantly. However, Rushcliffe have the benefit of a transitional grant from the government for the next financial year, and this is being passed on to parishes. This will still mean that Ruddington will not get as much from the Borough next year as it did last time.
Looking ahead, it is clear that the Borough will not get the transitional grant in the same way for 2014/15. Ruddington, like other parishes, may find itself looking at a situation where it gets even less, or nothing, from the Borough.
The Parish Council is monitoring all of this very carefully so that we can prudently plan for the future. (By Nick Tegerdine, Chair of Finance and Policy)