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Council Tax 2008/2009 Lichfield District Council collects Council Tax in Lichfield District. The money collected is used to help provide the services suplied by Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police Authority, Staffordshire Fire Authority, local parish councils and Lichfield District Council. The amount of Council Tax set depends on how much certain public bodies in our area spend and how much they get from elsewhere. The amount you have to pay also depends on which valuation band your home is placed in. Council tax represents about a third of total revenue expenditure, the rest coming from Government Grants, Trading income and council savings. Council Tax has risen significantly faster that inflation or incomes over recent years. The Parish Council rejects the notion that rising taxes are an act of God totally beyond our control. Taxes rise because public authorities spend more or earn less. Of course some costs cannot be controlled. If electricity costs more, we must pay more. Sometimes expenditure increases because central government passes law that has spending implications. However careful control of expenditure, better management of assets and actively seeking alternative sources of funding have put our finances on a sound footing. As a result we have only increased the Parish Precept part of your Council Tax 2009/10 by 1%. In spite of this, we are spending more on village services and have increased our reserves for future projects and to support village organisations. We believe that this is an achievement not equalled by any local authority in the country.
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