Council budget
A summary of our current budget.
The draft budget proposals for 2020/21 were presented at Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday 5 December 2019.
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 million to run our services every day
View an accessible version of this infographic.
Council Tax
Council Tax currently provides 19.2% 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 2020/21 Council Tax bill.
Council budget books
You can view all the budget books for tax years beginning April 2018.