Where the money comes from

The County Council's expenditure is funded by income from fees and charges, Government grant for specific services, general Government grant (including redistributed business rates) and council tax.

The budget is that part of the County Council's expenditure funded by general Government grant and council tax. Income from council tax funds 29% of the County Council's gross expenditure and 78% of its budget.

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	2008/09	2008/09 adjusted for function changes etc		2009/10	Increase on 2008/09 adjusted
	£ million	£ million		£ million	%
Gross expenditure	1,656	1,664		1,749	5.2
Fees and charges	-152	-150		-164	-9.8
Specific grant	-814	-814		-857	-5.4
Area based grant	-33	-43		-45	-5.4
Reserves and balances	-14	-14		-26	-82.3
Budget	643	643		657	2.3
Formula Grant	143	143		145	1.75
Collection Fund	3	3		2	-15.3
Council tax payer	497	497		510	2.5