How we plan our finances

Our General Fund is where we manage our financial activities for all services and sources of income, except our financial activities as a housing landlord.

Excluding activities as a housing landlord, the money from our General Fund can:

• pay for the day-to-day running of our services
• be set aside for capital expenditure
• pay levies to outside bodies for services that cover an area wider than Thurrock

Outside bodies to which we pay levies are:

• Environment Agency – Flood Defence
• Essex Coroners' Service
• Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
• Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

General Fund budget 2022/23

We approve a General Fund budget before the start of each financial year (1 April to 31 March).

Documents can be downloaded from:

• Cabinet, 9 February 2022, item 92 – Draft General Fund Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy Update