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Setting the Council Tax Base

Meeting: 06/12/2023 - Cabinet (Item 47)

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That Cabinet recommends to Council that:-

 

a)     The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2024/25 be approved; and

 

b)     Pursuant to the Cabinet report and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by this Council as its council tax base for the year 2024/25 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 3 of the Cabinet report:-

 

PARISH/TOWN

TAX BASE 24/25

Ashurst & Colbury

 939.9

Beaulieu

 511.9

Boldre

 1,067

Bramshaw

 337.8

Bransgore

 1,846.8

Breamore

 185.7

Brockenhurst

 1,911.1

Burley

 809.2

Copythorne

 1,235.7

Damerham

 248.3

Denny Lodge

 159.2

East Boldre

 384.4

Ellingham, Harbridge & Ibsley

 632

Exbury & Lepe

 116.3

Fawley

 4,634.5

Fordingbridge

 2,423.8

Godshill

 225

Hale

 267.7

Hordle

 2,434.2

Hyde

519.8

Hythe & Dibden

 7,482.5

Lymington & Pennington

 7,529.6

Lyndhurst

 1,478.5

Marchwood

 2,075.2

Martin

 200.3

Milford on Sea

 2,938.7

Minstead

 374.4

Netley Marsh

 818

New Milton

 10,619.4

Ringwood

 5,501.6

Rockbourne

 169.9

Sandleheath

 299.6

Sopley

 392.4

Sway

 1,731.8

Totton & Eling

 9,511.7

Whitsbury

 104.7

Woodgreen

 252.9

Whole District

 72,371.5

 

KEY DECISION:

 

Report to Cabinet and Council

 

PORTFOLIO:

 

Finance and Corporate

 

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED/REJECTED:

 

As set out in report.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

 

None

 

DISCUSSION:

 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate introduced the report.  He spoke that it was a technical paper and important for all precept authorities as it related directly to the level of Council Tax income they would receive.

 

The Service Manager for Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services reported that the Council Tax Base for 2024/25 involved detailed calculations, looking at the number of properties in each Council Tax band for each town and parish.  From this the number of council tax discounts, exemptions, band reductions as well as council tax support claims and awards had been considered and converted to Band D equivalent properties.  The estimated in year collection rate was also a factor for consideration.  The Council Tax base for 2024/25 was 72,371.5 properties, an increase of 99.8.