You can view our Statements of Accounts for the last three years, plus the Audit letters we received in respect of our accounts for these years, by clicking on the links to the left.
You can also see our medium-term financial plan, and also the sumary information we send out with council tax bills to all households in Kent and Medway.
Setting the Budget
This year consultation was undertaken alongside the draft Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP).
The consultation asked whether there was support for an annual Council Tax increase of under £1.14 (2%), between £1.14 and £2.29 (2% and 4%), or above £2.29 (4%). To assist in this decision a number of examples were provided that gave an indication of the impact that such increases would have on the delivery of the Fire and Rescue Service provided by the Authority. The examples provided suggested how community safety, emergency training, emergency response and Kent Fire & Rescue Service's organisational structure may be affected by each level of tax increase.
This questionnaire was sent out to a number of households across Kent and was made available on the Authority's website, which was made known to the public through a press release.
The responses have been analysed and show a great deal of support for the work of the Authority and in particular for council tax levels that facilitate the delivery of high quality services.
The breakdown of the responses is shown in Table 2 below:-
TABLE 2 - ANALYSIS OF RESPONSE TO BUDGET CONSULTATION
| Option 1 - Restrict council tax increase to below 2% |
27% |
| Option 2 - Set council tax increase to between 2% and 4% |
51% |
| Option 3 - Set council tax increase above 4% |
22% |
The overwhelming majority of responses were in support of a council tax increase of between 2% and 4%, a factor that has been taken into consideration in arriving at the budget.
Kent Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil,
Maidstone. Kent, ME15 6XB Tel: 01622 692121
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