Agenda item

2025-26 BUDGET

Meeting of The Council, Thursday, 6th March, 2025 1.30 pm (Item 9.)

To submit the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance.

Decision:

1. To approve the recommendations of the Cabinet:-

(a) To establish a budget of £356,815,330 for 2025/26 to be funded by a £248,389,720 Government Grant and £104,425,610 of Council Tax income (which is an increase of 8.66%).

(b) To establish a capital programme of £53,736,190 for 2025/26 to be funded from the sources noted in Appendix 4 of the report presented to the Council.

2. It be noted that the Cabinet Member for Finance, in a decision notice dated 30 December 2024, approved the calculation of the following amounts for 2025/26 in accordance with Regulations made under Section 33 (5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ("The Act"):-

(a) 56,842.05 being the amount calculated in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995 as amended, as its Council Tax Base for the year.

(b) Parts of the Council’s area - Community Tax Base -

Aberdaron	621.88	Llanddeiniolen	1,904.89
Aberdyfi	1,194.77	Llandderfel	528.88
Abergwyngregyn	121.90	Llanegryn	174.80
Abermaw (Barmouth)	1,317.52	Llanelltyd	310.17
Arthog	695.76	Llanengan	2,751.39
Bala	818.83	Llanfair	362.68
Bangor	4,244.36	Llanfihangel-y-pennant	251.76
Beddgelert	350.40	Llanfrothen	237.36
Betws Garmon	146.24	Llangelynnin	484.85
Bethesda	1,765.16	Llangywer	159.19
Bontnewydd	463.21	Llanllechid	371.67
Botwnnog	484.06	Llanllyfni	1,471.45
Brithdir & Llanfachreth	474.36	Llannor	951.51
Bryncrug	355.42	Llanrug	1,154.25
Buan	244.98	Llanuwchllyn	334.68
Caernarfon	3,721.81	Llanwnda	857.37
Clynnog Fawr	489.83	Llanycil	213.75
Corris	319.67	Llanystumdwy	937.44
Criccieth	1,016.89	Maentwrog	319.62
Dolbenmaen	652.91	Mawddwy	378.38
Dolgellau	1,315.09	Nefyn	1,696.20
Dyffryn Ardudwy	873.94	Pennal	238.53
Y Felinheli	1,202.04	Penrhyndeudraeth	838.59
Ffestiniog	1,842.24	Pentir	1,310.58
Y Ganllwyd	88.00	Pistyll	298.51
Harlech	870.85	Porthmadog	2,304.34
Trefor & Llanaelhaearn	475.75	Pwllheli	1,866.35
Llanbedr	359.87	Talsarnau	365.44
Llanbedrog	882.45	Trawsfynydd	528.93
Llanberis	814.21	Tudweiliog	520.39
Llandwrog	1,083.91	Tywyn	1,776.31
Llandygai	1,038.17	Waunfawr	595.31

being the amounts calculated as the amounts of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

3. That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2025/26 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Act:-

(a)	£581,749,890	Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act (gross expenditure).
(b)	£221,986,500	Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32 (3)(a) to (c) of the Act (income).
(c)	£359,763,390	Being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year (net budget).
(d)	£247,894,058	Being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable during the year into its fund in respect of the National Non-Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, less the estimated cost to the Council of discretionary non-domestic rate relief granted.
(e)	£1,968.07	Being the amount at 3(c) above less the amount at 3(d) above, all divided by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year. (Cyngor Gwynedd tax and average community council tax).
(f)	£3,443,721.04	Being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (community council precepts).
(g)	£1,907.49	Being the amount at 3(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(f) above by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates (Band D for Cyngor Gwynedd tax only).

(h) Parts of the Council’s area - Community

Aberdaron	1,935.63	Llanddeiniolen	1,923.76
Aberdyfi	1,945.61	Llandderfel	1,935.85
Abergwyngregyn	1,944.41	Llanegryn	1,952.40
Abermaw (Barmouth)	1,960.16	Llanelltyd	1,946.18
Arthog	1,929.05	Llanengan	1,931.11
Bala	1,942.30	Llanfair	1,957.12
Bangor	2,049.15	Llanfihangel-y-pennant	1,957.54
Beddgelert	1,948.02	Llanfrothen	1,961.42
Betws Garmon	1,929.03	Llangelynnin	1,937.20
Bethesda	1,971.14	Llangywer	1,938.90
Bontnewydd	1,947.43	Llanllechid	1,953.82
Botwnnog	1,920.92	Llanllyfni	1,943.51
Brithdir & Llanfachreth	1,932.79	Llannor	1,929.56
Bryncrug	1,945.05	Llanrug	1,994.13
Buan	1,925.86	Llanuwchllyn	1,957.69
Caernarfon	2,022.94	Llanwnda	1,946.10
Clynnog Fawr	1,978.94	Llanycil	1,929.71
Corris	1,966.93	Llanystumdwy	1,929.36
Criccieth	1,966.49	Maentwrog	1,928.99
Dolbenmaen	1,935.06	Mawddwy	1,942.11
Dolgellau	1,966.04	Nefyn	1,963.50
Dyffryn Ardudwy	1,970.42	Pennal	1,982.95
Y Felinheli	1,951.27	Penrhyndeudraeth	2,028.65
Ffestiniog	2,043.19	Pentir	1,949.46
Y Ganllwyd	1,944.42	Pistyll	1,947.69
Harlech	2,005.10	Porthmadog	1,939.46
Trefor & Llanaelhaearn	1,960.04	Pwllheli	1,977.14
Llanbedr	1,988.07	Talsarnau	2,000.53
Llanbedrog	1,941.49	Trawsfynydd	1,945.30
Llanberis	1,958.07	Tudweiliog	1,926.71
Llandwrog	1,983.73	Tywyn	1,966.57
Llandygai	1,944.96	Waunfawr	1,927.65

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(g) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount of 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

(i) In respect of parts of the Council’s area, the figures noted in Appendix 1 to Appendix 11 to Item 9 on the Council agenda, being the amounts given by multiplying the sums specified in 3(h) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5 (1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands. ⁠ ⁠

4. That it be noted that for the year 2025/26 the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales have stated the following amounts in a precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below.

	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H	Band I
	248.10	289.45	330.80	372.15	454.85	537.55	620.25	744.30	868.35

5. That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(i) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992, hereby sets the amounts noted in Appendix 2 to Appendix 11 to Item 9 on the Council agenda as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2025/26 for each of the categories of dwellings shown therein. ⁠ ⁠

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