Agenda item

Northampton Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council” in this resolution) calculated the following amounts for the year 2013/2014 in accordance with various regulations and RESOLVES for the financial year 2013/2014 to:

1

Note that on 16/01/2013 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2013/14:

a)

for the whole council area as:

58,074

(Item T in the formula in section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended)

b)

for the parish precept area as:

17,439

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a parish precept relates as in the  attached appendix C.

2

Set the Council Tax Requirement for its own purposes for 2013/14 (including parish precepts) at £13,192,545

£

a)

Net Expenditure on Council Services including formula grant

12,170,681

b)

Parish Council Precepts

1,021,864

c)

Total Council Tax Requirement

13,192,545

3

Set the following amounts in accordance with sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

a)

Relevant Gross Expenditure

136,466,929

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in  Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils

b)

Relevant Gross Income

-123,274,384

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

c)

Council Tax Requirement

13,192,545

The Council Tax Requirement being

the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

d)

Basic Council Tax including Parish Precepts

227.17

being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its  Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts).

e)

Total of Special Items

1,835,524

This represents the total of Parish precepts and other special items in accordance with s34(1) of the Act (as shown at 2 above).

f)

Basic Amount of Council Tax for dwellings in parts of the area to which no special items relate

195.56

Item (e) - (g) divided by tax base (resolution 2(a)) in accordance with s34(2) of the Act.

4

Note that the County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table at Schedule C.

5

Note that the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Act hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables at appendix 2 as the amounts of Council Tax for 2013/14 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

6

Note that the Council's basic amount of council tax for 2013 (for the borough's own purposes and excluding special expenses) is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

Schedule A

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Council Tax Base

Special Expenses

Special Expenses Charge

Basic Amount of Council Tax excluding Special Expenses

Basic Amount of Council Tax including Special Expenses

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

2,394.26

164,867

68.86

195.56

264.42

Collingtree

443.35

18,122

40.88

195.56

236.44

Duston

4,748.13

382,614

80.58

195.56

276.14

Great Houghton

246.80

18,356

74.38

195.56

269.94

Hardingstone

658.39

75,739

115.04

195.56

310.60

Upton

1,687.65

15,000

8.89

195.56

204.45

Wootton

5,442.79

334,175

61.40

195.56

256.96

Hunsbury Meadows

369.95

10,547

28.51

195.56

224.07

West Hunsbury

1,447.71

162,121

111.98

195.56

307.54

Unparished Area

40,635.31

653,983

16.09

195.56

211.65

58,074.34

1,835,524

Schedule B

Basic Amount of Council Tax for each Council Tax band

Valuation Bands

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

176.28

205.66

235.04

264.42

323.18

381.94

440.70

528.84

Collingtree

157.63

183.90

210.17

236.44

288.98

341.52

394.07

472.88

Duston

184.09

214.78

245.46

276.14

337.50

398.87

460.23

552.28

Great Houghton

179.96

209.95

239.95

269.94

329.93

389.91

449.90

539.88

Hardingstone

207.07

241.58

276.09

310.60

379.62

448.64

517.67

621.20

Upton

136.30

159.02

181.73

204.45

249.88

295.32

340.75

408.90

Wootton

171.31

199.86

228.41

256.96

314.06

371.16

428.27

513.92

Hunsbury Meadows

149.38

174.28

199.17

224.07

273.86

323.66

373.45

448.14

West Hunsbury

205.03

239.20

273.37

307.54

375.88

444.22

512.57

615.08

Unparished Area

141.10

164.62

188.13

211.65

258.68

305.72

352.75

423.30

Schedule C

Major Precepting Authorities Council Tax for each Council Tax Band

Schedule D

Aggregate Council Tax for each Council Tax band

Valuation Bands

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

990.49

1,155.57

1,320.65

1,485.73

1,815.89

2,146.06

2,476.22

2,971.46

Collingtree

971.84

1,133.81

1,295.78

1,457.75

1,781.69

2,105.64

2,429.59

2,915.50

Duston

998.30

1,164.69

1,331.07

1,497.45

1,830.21

2,162.99

2,495.75

2,994.90

Great Houghton

994.17

1,159.86

1,325.56

1,491.25

1,822.64

2,154.03

2,485.42

2,982.50

Hardingstone

1,021.28

1,191.49

1,361.70

1,531.91

1,872.33

2,212.76

2,553.19

3,063.82

Upton

950.51

1,108.93

1,267.34

1,425.76

1,742.59

2,059.44

2,376.27

2,851.52

Wootton

985.52

1,149.77

1,314.02

1,478.27

1,806.77

2,135.28

2,463.79

2,956.54

Hunsbury Meadows

963.59

1,124.19

1,284.78

1,445.38

1,766.57

2,087.78

2,408.97

2,890.76

West Hunsbury

1,019.24

1,189.11

1,358.98

1,528.85

1,868.59

2,208.34

2,548.09

3,057.70

Unparished Area

955.31

1,114.53

1,273.74

1,432.96

1,751.39

2,069.84

2,388.27

2,865.92

Parish & Town Council Precepts

2012/13

2013/14

Tax Base

Precepts
£

Council Tax Band D (£)

Tax Base

Precepts
£

Council Tax Band D (£)

Council Tax Increase

Billing

2,702

136,920

50.67

2,394

141,796

59.22

16.9%

Collingtree

515

18,122

35.19

443

18,122

40.88

16.2%

Duston

5,486

357,039

65.08

4,748

367,780

77.46

19.0%

Great Houghton

287

20,910

72.86

247

18,356

74.38

2.1%

Hardingstone

767

72,905

95.05

658

75,739

115.04

21.0%

Upton

1,566

15,000

9.58

1,688

15,000

8.89

-7.2%

Wootton

6,357

355,395

55.91

5,443

299,244

54.98

-1.7%

Hunsbury Meadows*

0

0

0.00

370

10,547

28.51

-

West Hunsbury*

0

0

0.00

1,448

75,280

52.00

-

Parish & Town Council Precepts including Special Expenses

Precepts Band D (£)

Special Expenses Band D
(£)

Total
(£)

Billing

59.22

9.64

68.86

Collingtree

40.88

0.00

40.88

Duston

77.46

3.12

80.58

Great Houghton

74.38

0.00

74.38

Hardingstone

115.04

0.00

115.04

Upton

8.89

0.00

8.89

Wootton

54.98

6.42

61.40

Hunsbury Meadows

28.51

0.00

28.51

West Hunsbury

52.00

59.98

111.98

Unparished

0.00

16.09

16.09