The council delivers more than 150 different services to a population of around 189,000 people living in approximately 84,000 households.
Every pound the council spends is split as follows:
Adult care services
43p
Children’s services
22p
Refuse/waste
8p
Transport levy (TfGM)
15p
Public health
9p
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Recreation
4p
Borrowing and capital
4p
Highways
4p
Environmental health
1p
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Planning, economic development, markets
-3p*
Other services
-7p*
*Net income
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