Finance

Our finance service supports the Council and those delivering our services. We work in partnership to provide a complete financial service for the public and Councillors.

Our duties include:

• budget monitoring
• preparing the Annual Budget, Capital Programme and financial forecasting preparing the council's annual Statement of Accounts
• administering the council's insurance
• strategic Treasury Management for example borrowing and lending
• making payments to our suppliers
• forecasting and setting Council tax and business rates
• publishing financial open data as required by law

Information about making payments to the Council can be found on our payments page.