Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Your fire and rescue service
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) protects the communities of Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
In 2019 – 2020 this service will cost Band D council tax payers £73.48 which is an increase of 2.99%. We continue to provide this vital service to keep you and your family safe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year at cost of around 10p a day for each of the 1.1 million people who live in our area.
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Where does each pound go?
Annual budget
Avon Fire Authority has set its net budget for 2019/20 at £43.072 million. This represents a council tax level of £73.48 a year for a Band D property, an increase of 2.99%.
The Government’s funding assessment for Avon Fire Authority has been cut by £0.507m (3.13%) to £15.704m for 2019/20. The impact of this is that the funding provided by Central Government is
reduced by £0.481m (4.16%) to £11.072 m
Spending plans
| 2018/19 (£m) |
2019/20 (£m) |
|
| Total fire expenditure | 44.732 | 48.622 |
| Income | -2.322 | -4.900 |
| Net budget before use of reserves | 42.410 | 43.722 |
| Use of reserves | -0.567 | -0.650 |
| Net budget | 41.843 | 43.072 |
| Central government funding | ||
| Revenue Support Grant | 5.670 | 5.434 |
| Business rate – top-up | 5.883 | 5.638 |
| Local funding | ||
| Locally retained business rates | 4.658 | 4.632 |
| Net collection fund surplus | -0.110 | 0.246 |
| Council tax | 25.742 | 27.122 |
| Total | 41.843 | 43.072 |
The main changes in spending from 2018/19 to 2019/20 are shown below:
| Main changes in net expenditure | £m |
| 2018/19 budget | 41.843 |
| Inflationary pressures | 1.026 |
| Other | 0.398 |
| Use of reserves | 0.164 |
| Savings | -0.359 |
| 2018/19 budget | 43.072 |
Savings
This year savings totalling around £0.359 million have been identified in the following areas
| Savings | 2019/20 (£m) | |
| Employees | -0.092 | |
| Running costs | Premises | -0.089 |
| Transport | 0.000 | |
| Supplies and services | -0.178 | |
| Other | 0.000 | |
| Total | -0.359 | |
Capital requirements
The capital programme for 2019/20, excluding any capital expenditure within the 2018/19 capital programme that may be delayed or slipped into 2019/20, is shown below:
| 2018/19 (£m) | 2019/20 (£m) | |
| Premises – General | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| Premises – Rationalisation project | 0.000 | 3.000 |
| Vehicles and equipment | 1.508 | 1.500 |
| IT and communications | 0.200 | 0.800 |
| Total | 1.708 | 5.800 |
For further information please contact: Avon Fire & Rescue Service,
Address: Police & Fire Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road, Bristol, BS20 8JJ
Telephone: 0117 926 2061
Website: www.avonfire.gov.uk