Council budget

The draft budget proposals for 2021 to 2022 were presented at Policy & Resources Committee on 25 February 2021 and comes into effect on Thursday 1 April 2021.

The budget for 2020/21 was agreed by Budget Council on 27 February 2020 and comes into effect on Wednesday 1 April 2020.

It costs over £2.25 million to run our services every day

View an accessible version of this infographic.

Council Tax

Council Tax currently provides 18.7% of our income.

Your Council Tax bill also includes funding for Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Get the figures for your 2020 to 2021 Council Tax bill.

Council budget books

You can view all the budget books for tax years beginning April 2018.