POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL

DRAFT BUDGET NOTES

                                                                                                                                         £ SALARY:              52 WEEKS@ 4 HOURS X £10.86  =                                       2258.00

                               ASSUME 2.5% UPLIFT.                                                              56.00 

                                                                                                                                 2314.00

                EXPENSES:          INCLUDES STAFFING ALLOWANCE AND

                                                  REFLECTS 2020/2021 ESTIMATE PLUS INFLATION.

LEGAL:                NO COSTS EXPECTED.  EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL

                             ISSUE INCLUDED IN CONTINGENCY.

               SUBS:                  W.A.L.C. ASSUMED AT                              150.00

                      OPEN SPACES                                                50.00                    200.00

             INSURANCE:       2020/2021 WAS  £347.00

                     ASSUME 6% INCREASE

            AUDIT:                 2020 AUDIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL DUE TO

                     ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS.  SHOULD BE LOWER

                     IN 2021

           GROUNDS

            MAINTENANCE:

A)   GRASS CUTTING ASSUMES 7 CUTS @ £   375

PLUS VAT =                                                £3150

B)    HEDGE CUTTING, INC VAT AS 2020

ASSUMPTION  PLUS INFLATION          £   220

C)    TREE WORK PROGRAMME EXPECTED

TO COMPLETE IN 2020/2021.  THIS IS

A PROVISION FOR A NEW SURVEY

FOR ADDITIONAL WORK .                      £ 1000          4370.00

          REPAIRS/MTCE – ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION (Play Area)    £ 100                 ----

           GRANTS: OVER 65’S CHRISTMAS EVENT                                      £ 270

                             MISCELLANEOUS                                                              £   30             300.00

 

        DEFIB:     MOST RECENT ESTIMATE FROM SWA SUGGESTS

                          COMMUNITY FUND EARMARK IS SUFFICIENT, NO

                          PROVISION REQUIRED.                                                                                 -----

       ALLOTMENT

       INCOME:  NO CHANGE.                                                                                                   -----

      CONTINGENCY: THIS IS TO INCREASE THE STAFFING CONTINGENCY

                                    PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL.

IT IS PROPOSED TO RELEASE THE UNUSED V.E. DAY   PROVISION TO        COVER THE  VAT RE THE RWK INVOICE, WHICH WILL NOT NOW BE RECOVERABLE UNTIL 2021/2022.              

                                    TOTAL AT 31/03/2020  IS THEREFORE                                            £9389

                                     ADDITION 2021/2022                                                                        £4978

                                                                                                                                                   £14299

    MADE UP OF:

                                   RWK                  £    962

                                       VAT             £    192

                                  STAFFING         £13145

                                                             £14299

    NOTE:  

   VAT:      VAT RECOVERY HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE TREE WORK (£740), RWK

                  (TWO INVOICES £292), AND GRASS CUTTING (£525).  THERE WILL BE VAT ON

                   OTHER ITEMS NOT YET IDENTIFIED, BUT THESE WILL BE ALL RELATIVELY

                    MODEST AMOUNTS.