Issue - meetings

To recommend the tax base for 2016/17 to the Council for approval.

DECISION:

That, in so far as it is empowered to do so by law, the Cabinet agrees that:

(i)         The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2016/17 be approved; and

(ii)        Pursuant to this 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 2016/17 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report Item 6 to the Cabinet.

RECOMMENDED:

That, in so far as it is empowered to do so by law, the Council agrees that:

(i)        The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2016/17 be approved; and

(ii)     Pursuant to this 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 2016/17 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report Item 6 to the Cabinet.

The Cabinet considered the Tax Base for 2016/17, which was an important step in setting the Council Tax payable for that period.  The factors taken into account in the calculation of the tax base were set out in Report Item 6 to the Cabinet and a summary of the tax base in 2016/17 compared to 2015/16 was attached as Appendix 3 to that report.  There had been a slight increase in the tax base above that which had been expected.

A prudent approach continued to be taken to forecasting the tax base, which was expected to increase slightly in 2016/17.  The calculation also took a realistic view of the likely collection rate.  It was important the tax base was not overstated as any shortfall would result in interest costs falling on the Council’s General Fund. 

RESOLVED:

That, in so far as it is empowered to do so by law, the Cabinet agrees that:

(i)         The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2016/17 be approved; and

(ii)        Pursuant to this 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 2016/17 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report Item 6 to the Cabinet.

RECOMMENDED:

That, in so far as it is empowered to do so by law, the Council agrees that:

(i)        The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2016/17 be approved; and

(ii)     Pursuant to this 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 2016/17 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report Item 6 to the Cabinet.