Issue - meetings

B Report of Director of Finance and Support

            Cabinet approved the tax base for 2011/12 at 66,899 Band D equivalent properties and associated parish tax bases within this.

Councillor Perkins, as the relevant Portfolio Holder, submitted a report that set out the calculation of the Council’s Tax Base for the year 2011/12 under the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003. He noted that there was little change in the Tax Base from 2010/11 and that it was proposed that the non collection rate remain at 2.5%.

The Chair commented that the action taken by the Council in respect of the Single Person Discount had had a significant impact on the Collection Fund.

            RESOLVED: That tax base be approved for 2011/12 at 66,899 Band D equivalent properties and associated parish tax bases within this.

The Chair thanked the Officers for the extraordinary amount of work that had gone into this year’s draft budget and the briefings held for Group Leaders.