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COUNCIL TAX BASE SETTING AND SUPPORT SCHEME 2015/16

 

 

Meeting: 26/01/2015 - City Council (Item 61)

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Cabinet Member: Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance).

The City Council will be asked to approve the Council Tax Base for 2015/16 Tax Setting and to continue the existing Council Tax Support scheme for 2015/16.

 

The minute of Cabinet held on 13 January 2015 will be submitted together with the report considered at Cabinet.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) presented the Council Tax Base for tax setting purposes for 2015/16 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, and sought approval for the continuation of the existing 2014/15 Council Tax Support Scheme for the 2015/16 financial year.

 

Cabinet minute 114 together with the Cabinet report were also submitted.

 

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Penberthy.

 

Agreed –

 

(1)

the Council Tax Base for 2015/16 Tax Setting as 68,460 Band D equivalents, which is the tax base after allowing for an estimated collection rate of 98.5%;

(2)

the 2014/15 Council Tax Support scheme continuing for the 2015/16 financial year and that all elements of the scheme remain the same.

 

Meeting: 13/01/2015 - Cabinet (Item 114)

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Malcolm Coe (Assistant Director for Finance) will submit a report providing a Council Tax Base for tax setting purposes and seeking approval to the continuation of the existing 2014/15 Council Tax Support Scheme for the 2015/16 financial year.   

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Malcolm Coe (Assistant Director for Finance) submitted a report providing a Council Tax Base for tax setting purposes for 2015/16 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, and seeking approval to the continuation of the existing 2014/15 Council Tax Support Scheme for the 2015/16 financial year. 

 

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) introduced the proposals and reported that -

 

(a)

the proposed Council Tax Base was 68,460, compared with a figure of 67,066 for 2014/15 which reflected the increase in the number of homes in the city;   

(b)

the current Council Tax Support Scheme provided for a charge of 20% for those people receiving benefit and it was proposed to continue these arrangements for another year; 

(c) 

a collection rate of 98.5% was being proposed compared with 97.5% for 2014/15.

 

Alternative options considered and the reasons for the decision –

 

As set out in the report.

 

The City Council is Recommended to approve -

 

(1)

the Council Tax Base for 2015/16 Tax Setting as 68,460 Band D equivalents, which is the tax base after allowing for an estimated collection rate of 98.5% ;

(2)

the 2014/15 Council Tax Support scheme continuing for the 2015/16 financial year and that all elements of the scheme remain the same.