Burnley Council’s Budget Book 2025-26

The following document gives full information of the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2025-26 and the Council’s Capital  Investment Programme (CIP)  for 2025/30.

How much is the council’s revenue budget?

The revenue budget for 2025/26 has been approved by Budget Council on the 4th March 2025 at a figure of £18.721 million compared with a figure of £18.987 million for 2024/25.

In achieving a balanced budget for 2025/26, the Council identified ongoing revenue budget savings of £0.328m. Approximately 44% of the net budget requirement is paid for by Council Tax payers.

The Council Tax was set for the year at £2,447.50 for a band D property.  This represented a 4.6% increase from 2024/25.

The Burnley Council element of this was £344.58 (approximately 14.1%) and was a 2.0% increase from 2024/25.

The report available to download below shows how the council funds its services and how the costs are distributed amongst its services.

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