Changes to net costs of services

The table shows how the net cost of services for 2025/26 has changed from the previous year.

How the cost of services has changed Net Expenditure £m
Revised 2021/22 Net Revenue Budget 336.061
   
Budget adjustments  
2025/26 Pay Inflation adjustment 3.573
Employers NI Cost Increase 6.057
Service Budget Adjustments and Price Inflation 16.840
Increase to Waste disposal levy 0.580
Increase to Transport levy 0.535
Public Health Budget Grant 2024/25 0.289
Public Health Budget Grant 2025/26 0.980
   
Savings  
2025/26 Productivity Savings (3.330)
2025/26 Sales, Fees and Charges Proposals (0.507)
2025/26 Savings Proposals (5.100)
   
2025/26 Net Revenue Budget 355.978