1. BUDGET 2013/2014 to 2016/2017 Ref. FN81401138

2. Comprehensive Spending Review (20th October 2010) 25% reduction in the Fire Service formula grant over the next four years (2011/12 to 2014/15). ‘Back-loaded’ onto the last two years of the four year period.

3. Cumulative Grant Cuts Years 1 and 2 Staffordshire Hereford & Worcester Total England West Yorkshire Greater Manchester ShropshireMerseysideTyne & WearSouth YorkshireWest Midlands

4. Grant Reductions (1) 2011/122012/132013/142014/15 £’m £’m £’m £’m 7.7 2.5 ? ?

5. Grant Reductions (2) Latest indicative national fire reductions: Year 39% Year 45.5% + 2% Indicative public sector reductions: Year 58% Year 66% Year 7 ??

6. 2013/14 FIRE AUTHORITY PERCENTAGE GRANT REDUCTIONS

7. Provisional Finance Settlement 19/12/12 Grant reductions: £m 2013/14 (Year 3)6.0 2014/15 (Year 4)4.6

8. 4 Year CSR Settlement £m 2010/11 80.813 2011/12 73.136-7.677 2012/1370.649-2.487 2013/1464.632-6.017 2014/1560.008-4.624

9. Council Tax Freeze Grant 2013/2014 Announced 8 October 2012 Equivalent to a 1% increase in Council Tax, payable for 2 years Council Tax increases above 2% require a referendum

10. Referendum Exception Shire Districts, Police and Crime Commissioners and Fire and Rescue Authorities whose 2012-13 Council Tax was in the lower quarter of their category of Authority.

11. FRAs in Lower Quarter Band D Equivalent £ Dorset60.39 Cambridgeshire59.31 Buckinghamshire59.13 Berkshire55.66 Leicestershire53.38 Greater Manchester52.65 West Yorkshire52.41 West Midlands47.83

12. Referendum Limits Council Tax increase above 2% OR £5 per Band D property Whichever is higher

13. 2013/2014 Council Tax Freeze Grant v £5 Increase

14. Capital Grant BidPopulationTotal Allocation £m£m£m 2013/143.82.0 5.8 2014/153.82.0 5.8 11.6

15. BUDGET 2013/2014 to 2016/2017