The table below shows the total gross expenditure for the council and how the money is raised.
| Budget requirements | 23/24 (£Million) | 22/23 (£Million) | 21/22 (£Million) | 20/21 (£Million) | 19/20 (£Million) |
| Gross expenditure of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 29.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 28.3 | 30.0 |
| Less other income | -18.5 | -16.6 | -17.7 | -19.0 | -20.5 |
| Total net costs: | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Funded from: | |||||
| Business Rates | -4.9 | -4.3 | -3.8 | -4.0 | -4.0 |
| Grant from Government | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Total to be raised from council tax | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
