47 Determination of Council Tax Base 2019/20 - KEY DECISION (EXB 50 refers) PDF 65 KB
Executive Board considered the attached report.
RECOMMENDED: That Council approve
1) Setting the 2019/20 Council Tax Base at 34,950 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency be so notified; and
2) The Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be set as follows:
Parish |
Tax
Base |
|
|
Hale |
660 |
Halebank |
526 |
Daresbury |
173 |
Moore |
329 |
Preston Brook |
359 |
Sandymoor |
1,216 |
Minutes:
The Council considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, on the determination of the Council Tax Base for 2019/20.
In accordance with
Standing Order 16 (3), a recorded vote was taken.
The
following Members voted FOR the motion:
Councillors Abbott, Baker, M. Bradshaw, J. Bradshaw, D. Cargill,
E. Cargill, Carlin, Cassidy, Dennett, Dourley,
Fry, Gerrard, Gilligan, Harris,
P. Hignett, R. Hignett, S. Hill, V. Hill, Horabin, Howard,
Jones, Leck, M. Lloyd Jones, P. Lloyd Jones,
C. Loftus, K. Loftus, Logan,
MacManus, McDermott, A. McInerney, T. McInerney, Morley,
Nelson, Philbin, Polhill, C. Plumpton Walsh, Joe Roberts, Rowe, Sinnott, G. Stockton,
J. Stockton, Teeling, Thompson, Wall, Wallace, Wharton, Whitley, Woolfall,
Wright and Zygadllo
There were no votes
against the motion.
There
were no abstentions.
RESOLVED:
That
1)
The Council Tax Base for
2019/20 be set at 34,950 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority,
the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency be so
notified; and
2)
Council set the Council
Tax Base for each of the Parishes as follows:
Parish |
Tax Base |
|
|
Hale |
660 |
Halebank |
526 |
Daresbury |
173 |
Moore |
329 |
Preston Brook |
359 |
Sandymoor |
1,216 |
50 Determination of Council Tax Base 2019/20 - KEY DECISION PDF 65 KB
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, on
the requirement for the Council to determine the Tax Base for its area and the
Tax Base for each of the Parishes.
The Board was advised that the Tax Base was the measure used for calculating
Council Tax and was used by both the billing authority (the Council) and the
major precepting authorities (Cheshire Fire Authority
and the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner), in the calculation of their
Council Tax requirements. It was arrived at in accordance with a prescribed
formula which represented the estimated full year number of chargeable
dwellings in the Borough expressed in terms of the equivalent Band “D”
dwellings. Taking account of all the relevant information and applying a 97%
collection rate, the calculation for 2019/20 gave a base figure of 34,950 for
the Borough as a whole.
It was noted that since 2013/14 the tax base calculation had included an
element for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (the replacement for Council Tax
Benefit). In addition, the tax base calculation would include an element for
Care Leavers Discretionary Discount, as approved by the Executive Board on 19
July 2018.
Reason(s) for Decision
To seek approval for the 2019/20 Council Tax
Base for the Borough.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
There was no alternative option, as unless
the Council Tax Base was approved, it would not be possible to set the level of
Council Tax to be charged for 2019/20.
Implementation Date
The 2019/20 Council Tax Base would be
implemented from 1 April 2019.
RESOLVED: That
Council be recommended to approve
1)
setting the 2019/20
Council Tax Base at 34,950 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire
Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment
Agency be so notified; and
2)
the Council Tax Base for
each of the Parishes be set as follows:
Parish |
Tax Base |
|
|
Hale |
660 |
Halebank |
526 |
Daresbury |
173 |
Moore |
329 |
Preston Brook |
359 |
Sandymoor |
1,216 |