Compared with 2021/22 spending, English councils face extra costs of £2.4bn in 2022/23 with further increases forecast
£bn
Inflation
Staff wages
Contractor wages
Energy costs
Other factors
0
1
2
£3bn
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0
0
0.8
1.8
2.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0
0
0.1
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25