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DIOCESE levy on our parish for 2010

 

 

Each year the diocese, around November, finalise a diocese budget for the following year and inform each parish of their own required contribution, the levy.

This levy is calculated from the last financial return made by the parish. i.e. The Parish Levy for 2010 is calculated from our financial return for 2008.

Not all the financial return is used in the calculation of the levy.

The levy is calculated as follows :

 

Our Lady of Lourdes Income for 2008

Offertory                                                                          £14,114

Standing orders                                                            £11,268

Other collections                                                           £680

Tax refunds                                                                     £3,248

Sub Total - collections                                               £29,310

Investment income/interest                                    £850

Rents                                                                                  £0

Social Club                                                                        £0

Total gross levy-able income                                   £30,160

 

Our Lady of Lourdes Allowances for 2008

Basic Parish allowance                                                £6,068

Assist resident priests (£3034)                                £0

Owned Mass centres(£3641)                                     £0

Other Mass centres(£1821)                                        £0

Property Maintenance(valuation x 0.25%)          £1,531

(Valuation £612,655)

Loan repayment(repayment x 25%)                     £0

Total allowances                                                          £7,599 

 

Net income against which levy will be charged £22,561

 

For 2010 the levy is calculated at 47.5% so the

Levy for year 2010 is £10,717   (£893 a month)

 

This compares with a total levy in 2009 of £9,925.

(£827 a month) an increase of 8%.

 

Contact

"Drumlanrig", 

Ross Road, 

Newent, 

Gloucestershire, 

GL18 1BG 

01531 821 647

01531821647