Agenda item

Report of Director of Finance (copy to follow)

Councillor Mildren submitted a report and proposed the adoption of the Council Tax resolution set out in Annexes A and B of the report.  Councillor Perkins seconded the proposal.

RESOLVED:Northampton Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council” in this resolution) calculated the following amounts for the year 2008/09 in accordance with various regulations and RESOLVES for the financial year 2008/2009 to:

 

1       Set the General Fund Budget Requirement for the Council at £32,439,455 calculated as follows:

 

                                                £

a)      Net Expenditure on Council Services  31,608,001

 

b)      Parish Council Precepts 831,454

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c)      Total General Fund Budget Requirement  32,439,455

 

2       Note that, arising from the decision of the Council at this meeting and decisions taken by Parish Councils, the amount of Special Items included in the Budget Requirement set out at (1) above is £1,817,482 calculated as follows:

                                                £

a)      Council Special Expenses 986,028

 

b)      Parish Council Expenses 831,454

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c)      Total Special Items  1,817,482

 

3       Note that (in accordance with regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 – “the Act”) the Council has calculated the following amounts:

 

a)      65,443

being the Council Tax Base (in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992) and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and (No2) Regulations 2003) for the year.

 

b)      The sums shown in Annex B Schedule A column (2): being the amounts of Council Tax Base for dwellings in those parts of the area set out in column (1) of the schedule to which one or more special items relate.

 

4)      Set the following amounts in accordance with sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance 1992

 

a)      Gross Expenditure 125,832,394Gross expenditure including Parish precepts in accordance with s32(2) (a)-(e) of the Act.

 

b)      Gross Income 93,392,939Gross income including the use of reserves in accordance with s32(3) (a)-(c) of the Act.

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c)      Budget Requirement 32,439,455The budget requirement in accordance with s32(4) of the Act being the amount by which the aggregate at 4(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 4(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act.

 

d)      i) Redistributed

Non Domestic Rates -2,290,340 From the finance settlement.

 

ii) Revenue Support Grant -16,452,635From the finance settlement.

 

iii) Transfer from

         Collection Fund 22,057Collection Fund deficit in accordance with S97 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and regulations made under s98 of the 1988 Act.

 

iv) Total of d)(i) to __________

         (iii) inclusive -18,720,918Formula grant, special  grants and Collection Fund deficit

 

e)      Amount to be raised from  13,718,537Item (c) + (d)(iv).

         Council Taxes

 

f)       Basic Amount of   209.63Item (e) divided by tax

         Council Tax base (resolution 3(a)) – this represents the weighted average Council Tax at Band D including Parish precepts but excluding County Council and Police Authority in accordance with s33(1) of the Act.

 

g)      Total of Special Items 1,817,482This represents the total of Parish precepts and other special items in accordance with s34(1) of the Act (as shown at 2 above).

 

h)      Basic Amount of Council Tax 181.85Item (e) – (g) divided by

for dwellings in parts of the area tax base (resolution 2(a))

to which no special items relate in accordance with s34(2) of the Act.

 

i)       Basic Amount of Council Tax Sums in Item (h) plus column 3 of

for dwellings in parts of the column (5) Schedule A in Annex B

area to which one or more of Annex B (excludes Police Authority)

special items relate Schedule A - this represents the Band D Council Tax by Parish including Parish precepts but excluding Fire and Police in accordance with s34(3) of the Act.

 

j)       Basic Amount of Council Tax Sums This represents the

as in (h) for each Council shown in Council Tax by Parish and

Tax Band Schedule by each valuation band

B Annex B including Parish precepts but excluding Fire and Police in accordance with s36(1) and s5(1) of the Act.

 

5       Note that Northamptonshire County Council and Northamptonshire Police Authority, in accordance with section 40 of the Local Government Act 1992, have stated the amounts of precepts shown in Schedule C of Annex B for each category of dwelling.

 

6       Set, as a result of items 4 and 5 above, the amounts of Council Tax shown in Schedule D in Annex B, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwelling shown in the Schedule.

 

Schedules

 

Schedule A

 

                           (1)                           (2)                           (3)                           (4)                         (5)

Council Tax Base        Special                  Special                     Basic                   Basic

                                             Expenses             Expenses             Amount of          Amount of

                                                                                  Charge          Council Tax        Council Tax

                                                                                                              excluding             including

                                                                                                                  Special                Special

                                                                                                             Expenses           Expenses

                              £                              £                              £                              £                           £

Area:

Billing          2,583                 160,508                     62.14                   181.85                 243.99

Collingtree     515                     8,187                     15.90                   181.85                 197.75

Duston        5,176                 330,855                     63.92                   181.85                 245.77

Great Houghton                         285                   18,813                     66.01                   181.85                 247.86

Hardingstone 752                   32,187                     42.80                   181.85                 224.65

Upton          1,035                     5,000                        4.83                   181.85                 186.68

Wootton      6,340                 377,774                     59.59                   181.85                 241.44

Unparished                   48,757                 884,158                     18.13                   181.85                 199.98

 

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                65,443                 1,817,482

 

Schedule B

Basic Amount of Council Tax for each Council Tax band

 

Valuation Bands                                A                                B                                C                                D                                E                                F                                G                                H

                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £

Area:

Billing        162.66                   189.77                   216.88                   243.99                   298.21                   352.43                   406.65                 487.98

Collingtree                   131.83                   153.81                   175.78                   197.75                   241.69                   285.64                   329.58                 395.50

Duston      163.85                   191.15                   218.46                   245.77                   300.39                   355.00                   409.62                 491.54

Great Houghton                   165.24                   192.78                   220.32                   247.86                   302.94                   358.02                   413.10                 495.72

Hardingstone                   149.77                   174.73                   199.69                   224.65                   274.57                   324.49                   374.42                 449.30

Upton        124.45                   145.20                   165.94                   186.68                   228.16                   369.65                   311.13                 373.36

Wootton    160.96                   187.79                   214.61                   241.44                   295.09                   348.75                   402.40                 482.88

Unparished Area                   133.32                   155.54                   177.76                   199.98                   244.42                   288.86                   333.30                 399.96

 

Schedule C

Major Precepting Authorities Council Tax for each Council Tax band

 

Valuation Bands            A            B            C            D            E            F            G            H

                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £                                £

 

Northamptonshire

County Council                   637.37                   743.59                   849.82                   956.05                1,168.51                1,380.96                1,593.42              1,912.10

 

Northamptonshire

Police Authority                   119.09                   138.93                   158.77                   178.62                   218.31                   258.01                   297.70                 357.24

 

Schedule D

Aggregate Council Tax for each Council Tax band

 

Valuation Bands            A            B            C            D            E            F            G            H

                        £            £            £            £            £            £            £            £

Area:

Billing        919.11                1,072.29                1,225.47                1,378.66                1,685.03                1,991.40                2,297.77              2,757.32

Collingtree                   888.28                1,036.33                1,184.37                1,332.42                1,628.51                1,924.61                2,220.70              2,664.84

Duston      920.30                1,073.67                1,227.05                1,380.44                1,687.21                1,993.97                2,300.74              2,760.88

Great Houghton                   921.69                1,075.30                1,228.91                1,382.53                1,689.76                1,996.99                2,304.22              2,765.06

Hardingstone                   906.22                1,057.25                1,208.28                1,359.32                1,661.39                1,963.46                2,265.54              2,718.64

Upton        880.90                1,027.72                1,174.53                1,321.35                1,614.98                1,908.62                2,202.25              2,642.70

Wootton    917.41                1,070.31                1,223.20                1,376.11                1,681.91                1,987.72                2,293.52              2,752.22

Unparished Area                   889.77                1,038.06                1,186.36                1,334.65                1,631.24                1,927.83                2,224.42              2,669.30