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Council Tax Base 21/22

Meeting: 21/01/2021 - Council (Item 89)

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To set the Council Tax Base for 2021/22 in respect of the whole Borough and all constituent parts so that each precepting parish can subsequently set their Council Tax budgets for the year.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  That Council agree the proposed Council Tax Base, for the whole area and by Parish, as set out in the report.

Minutes:

The Council considered the Council Tax Base 21/22.

 

It was proposed by John Kaiser and seconded by John Halsall that the recommendation within the report be accepted.

 

John Kaiser advised that the number of homes subject to council tax had increased by 1.75%.  Establishing the number of homes subject to council tax enabled the Borough and Town and Parish councils to set their precepts.

 

Lindsay Ferris stated that within the council tax base there was a 1% allowance for non-payment of council tax, the same level as the previous year.  However, he felt that there was a greater pressure on council tax collection this year as a result of the pandemic, and questioned whether the 1% was sufficient.

 

John Kaiser commented that he had been assured by Officers that 1% would be adequate.

 

RESOLVED:  That the proposed Council Tax Base, for the whole area and by Parish, as set out in the report, be agreed.