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2007/08 Settlement
Table 3: Annotated Chapter 4 of the LGFR for Ashford ( R157)


Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services = 0.00024860462344

DISTRICT-LEVEL EPCS = 0.00024039774277

Basic Amount

District Services EPCS Basic Amount =    11.9431

Top-Ups

District Services EPCS Density Top-Up =    0.9060
 multiplied by POPULATION DENSITY (3.08515000000000)

District Services EPCS Sparsity Top-Up =    6.4682
 multiplied by POPULATION SPARSITY (0.41480000000000

District Services EPCS Additional Population Top-Up =    4.8179
 multiplied by NET IN-COMMUTERS (0.00000000000000); plus    4.0902
 multiplied by DAY VISITORS (2369.86301369863)

District Services EPCS Deprivation Top-Up =    38.7239
 multiplied by INCAPACITY BENEFIT AND SEVERE DISABLEMENT
    ALLOWANCE  (3295.00000000000); plus   26.1789
 multiplied by INCOME SUPPORT/INCOME BASED JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
    CLAIMANTS (5760.00000000000); plus   38.7239
 multiplied by ELDERLY ON INCOME SUPPORT/INCOME BASED JOBSEEKER'S
    ALLOWANCE  (2486.00000000000); plus   26.1789
 multiplied by UNEMPLOYMENT RELATED BENEFIT CLAIMANTS (876.000000000000); plus    3.5296
 multiplied by COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF RESIDENTS (3016.98160000000)

The full formula used to calculate the RNF element for these services is:

Services provided predominantly by non-metropolitan district councils in non-metropolitan areas

(a)   PROJECTED POPULATION IN 2007 (112676.000000000) multiplied by the result of:
         DISTRICT SERVICES EPCS BASIC AMOUNT (11.9431000000000); plus
         DISTRICT SERVICES EPCS DENSITY TOP-UP (2.79514590000000); plus
         DISTRICT SERVICES EPCS SPARSITY TOP-UP (2.68300936000000); 

(b)	DISTRICT SERVICES EPCS ADDITIONAL POPULATION TOP-UP (9693.21369863014); plus
      DISTRICT SERVICES EPCS DEPRIVATION TOP-UP (408234.784555360)

(c)	The result of (a) and (b) are added together and the result is then multiplied by 
      AREA COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, PROTECTIVE AND CULTURAL SERVICES (1.00970000000000);

(d)	The result of (c) is then multiplied by the scaling factor given in Annex F for 
      these services (0.99999895332614);

(e)	The result of (d) is then divided by 10,000,000,000.

FIXED COSTS = 0.00000506385425

The Fixed Costs element for a particular authority is calculated as follows:

Fixed Costs

(a)	325000.000000000 is multiplied by the scaling factor 
      given in Annex F for Fixed Costs 4.45 (0.14604734148950).

(b)	The result of (a) is then divided by 10,000,000,000.

FLOOD DEFENCE = 0.00000314302642

The Flood Defence element for a particular authority is calculated as follows:

Flood Defence

(a)   FLOOD DEFENCE EXPENDITURE (215206.000000000)

(b)	The result of (a) is multiplied by the scaling factor given in Annex F 
      for Flood Defence (0.14604734148950).

(c)	The result of (b) is divided by 10,000,000,000.

Coast Protection = 0.00000000000000

The Coast Protection element for a particular authority is calculated as follows:

Coast Protection

(a)   COAST PROTECTION EXPENDITURE (0.00000000000000) is multiplied by the 
      scaling factor given in Annex F for Coast Protection (0.15006253671570)

(b)	The result of (a) is then divided by 10,000,000,000.

Capital Financing = 0.00001220664516

The RNF element for Capital Financing for a particular authority is calculated as follows:

Capital Financing

(a)   DEBT I (6824979.42436407); plus
      SUPPORTED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (REVENUE) (0.00000000000000) multiplied 
      by 0.5; minus
      DEBT I (6824979.42436407) multiplied by 0.02;

(b)   The result of (a) is then multiplied by INTEREST RATE (0.05900000000000);

(c)   The result of (b) is then added to DEBT I multiplied by 0.04;

(d)   The result of (c) is then multiplied by the scaling factor given in Annex F 
      for Debt charges (0.18283835909462).

(e)   The result of (d) is then divided by 10,000,000,000.

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