About our budget
The budget sets out how much money we can spend on achieving our objectives within each service.
Our budget has two elements:
- A revenue budget which includes spending on the day-to-day running of services, for example salaries, contracts for services and running expenses of buildings
- A capital programme which includes expenditure on items that will be used by Norfolk County Council for more than one year: for example, land, buildings and vehicles
The revenue budget and capital programme are supported by the annual treasury management strategy.
Revenue budget
Here are some key facts:
- Our gross revenue budget for this year (2026-27) is £2.308 billion
- Between 2010-11 and 2019-20 our grant from the government was cut by £220m
- The County Council approved an increase in council tax of 4.998% for 2026-27, including 2% for adult social care
- Council tax accounts for 27% of Norfolk County Council funding and will raise £614m in 2026-27
- Between 2011-12 and 2026-27 we have budgeted for savings of £694m
- Over the same period the Council has had to absorb additional costs of over one billion pounds
Find further information about our Revenue Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy within the Budget Book 2026-30 (PDF, 2 MB).
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Capital programme
A capital programme for 2025-30 of £1.160bn.
