Where our money comes from and how we manage it

• Where does the council get its money from?
• What do we get from central government?
• How do councils manage your money?

Deciding how your money is spent

• How councils operate and how your district or borough council is structured
• How decisions are made
• How we listen to your views

How your money is spent

• How your money is spent
• Your Council Tax
  • What is Council Tax and how is it spent?
  • For general information, calculations, discounts and exemptions on Council Tax, see our Council Tax section

Strategy, budget and plans

• Budget books
• Financial strategy
• What is the statement of accounts?
• Strategic Plan 2016 to 2020

Benefits

• What is our role in the benefit system?
• What benefits could you be entitled to?

Business rates

• What are business rates?
• How business rates are calculated
• Business rates retention scheme - what is it?

Auditing

• What is auditing and who does it?

The future for local council finances

• The future for council funding - how we are meeting challenges
• The Anglia Revenues partnership - what is it and why does it exist?