1. The total payments from your General Fund to your Pension Fund in the financial year 2024/25 and the burden of this cost measured as a proportion of the Council Tax revenue this consumed
The total payments from the general fund to the pension fund in 24/25 was approximately £12.876m (schools and the housing revenue account have been removed where possible). The council tax requirement for 24/25 was £141.641m, which makes the pension fund payments 9% of the council tax requirement. It should be noted that the council has several sources of income which fund its expenditure, not just council tax, and therefore we are not stating that 9% of council tax revenue is spent on payments to the pension fund.

2. Any estimate for the total payments from your General Fund to your Pension Fund in the current financial year and the burden of this cost measured as a proportion of the Council Tax revenue this is expected to consume.
An estimate for the payments from the general fund to the pension fund in 25/26 is approximately £13.136m (schools and the housing revenue account have been removed where possible). The council tax requirement for 25/26 is £150.196m, which makes the estimated pension fund payments 8.7% of the council tax requirement. It should be noted that the council has several sources of income which fund its expenditure, not just council tax, and therefore we are not stating that we estimate 8.7% of council tax revenue will be spent on payments to the pension fund in 25/26.

3. The total payments from your General Fund for debt interest in the financial year 2024/25 and the burden of this cost measured as a proportion of the Council Tax revenue this consumed.
The total payments from the General Fund for debt interest in the financial year 2024/25 were £4.554m. The council tax requirement for 24/25 was £141.641m, which makes the debt interest payments 2.4% of the council tax requirement. It should be noted that the council has several sources of income which fund its expenditure, not just council tax, and therefore we are not stating that 2.4% of council tax revenue is spent on debt interest payments.

4. Any estimate for the total payments from your General Fund for debt interest in the current financial year and the burden of this cost measured as a proportion of the Council Tax revenue this is expected to consume.
The total payments from the General Fund for debt interest in the financial year 2025/26 were £4.727m. The council tax requirement for 25/26 is £150.196m, which makes the estimated debt interest payments for 25/26 3.15% of the council tax requirement. It should be noted that the council has several sources of income which fund its expenditure, not just council tax, and therefore we are not stating that we estimate 3.15% of council tax revenue will be spend on debt interest payments in 25/26.