Issue - meetings

To recommend the tax base for 2017/18 to the Council for approval.

RESOLVED:

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

(a)       The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2017/18 be approved.

(b)       Pursuant to Report item 7 considered by the Cabinet 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 2017/18 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix1 to that report.

RECOMMENDED:

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

(a)       The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2017/18 be approved.

(b)       Pursuant to Report item 7 considered by the Cabinet 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 2017/18 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to that report.

The Cabinet considered the Tax Base for 2017/18, 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 7 to the Cabinet and a summary of the tax base in 2017/18 compared to 2016/17 was attached as Appendix 3 to that report. 

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:

(a)       The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2017/18 be approved; and

(b)       Pursuant to Report item 7 considered by the Cabinet 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 2017/18 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to that report.

RECOMMENDED:

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

(a)       The calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2017/18 be approved; and

(b)       Pursuant to Report item 7 considered by the Cabinet 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 2017/18 be as follows and as detailed in Appendix 1 to that report.