How council tax and business rates are spent
2025/26
The graph shows how every £1 budgeted is spent:
- 27p pays for Adult Social Care services
- 29p pays for Children's Services
- 12p pays for Regeneration, Housing and Environment services
- 2p pays for Chief Exec's Office
- 8p pays for Corporate Services
- 2p pays for other Council services
- 3p pays for Other Corporate Budgets
- 3p pays for the Pension Deficit
- 8p pays for Minimum Revenue Provision
- 6p pays for Capital Financing
Where does the money come from?
The budget required to support the Services provided by the Council is £175.728 million. The 2023/24 figures have been restated to reflect movement from reserves, a in the funding section. The funding sources for the council budget are detailed below:
| Source of funding | 2024/25 £000 |
2024/25 % |
2025/26 £000 |
2025/26 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Budget Requirement | £160,202 | 100% | £175,728 | 100% |
| LESS: Sources of Funding includes £15.709m capitalisation direction | £78,951 | 49% | £89,037 | 51% |
| Council Tax Requirement excluding Parishes | £81,251 | 51% | £86,691 | 49% |
Budget Table
| 2023/24 Budget £000 | Services | 2024/25 Budget £000 |
|---|---|---|
| 42,203 | Adults Services | 46,855 |
| 11,989 | Children's Services | 12,037 |
| 36,791 | Slough Children First | 38,353 |
| 19,401 | Regeneration, Housing & Environment | 21,015 |
| 900 | Public Health & Public Protection | 1,302 |
| 6,068 | Chief Exec's Office | 2,800 |
| 1,916 | Law and Governance | 2,099 |
| 18,050 | Corporate Services | 14,894 |
| 22,884 | Corporate | 36,373 |
| 160,202 | Budget Requirement | 175,728 |
| (78,951) | Other Sources of Finance (includes £15.709m capitalisation direction) | (89,037) |
| 81,251 | Council Tax Requirement excluding Parishes | 86,691 |
| 193 | Local Parishes | 264 |
| 81,444 | Total Council Tax Requirement including Parishes | 86,955 |
How the Budget has changed
| Budget details | £000 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 Budget (Restated) | 160,202 |
| Recognised cost pressures and sevice growth requirements | 27,500 |
| Savings | (11,974) |
| 2025/26 Budget | 175,728 |
| Net increase in budget | 15,526 |
Payments made for levies and parish precepts
| Budget details | 2024/25 £000 |
2025/26 £000 |
|---|---|---|
| Environment agency for Flood Defence (Flood defence levy is included in the Regeneration, Housing and Environment budget). | 102.1 | 107.5 |
| Britwell Parish | 56.4 | 59.5 |
| Colnbrook with Poyle Parish | 93.6 | 93.6 |
| Wexham Court Parish | 42.8 | 110.7 |
The council tax booklet explains how we work out your council tax and where the money goes.
- Check the council tax booklet 2024-25.