Decision details

Cabinet considered an updated report on the detailed revenue budget 2017-2018. The budget showed a very positive picture in that for the first time in a decade a balanced budget had been put forward without the use of reserves, with investment being made in retaining staff, addressing resourcing issues and maintaining the Council’s assets.

Resolved to recommend Council that:

1. the growth and savings items as set out in the report’s appendices be approved;
2. the Council tax base for the whole council area for 2017-18.[Item T in the formula in Section 31b(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “act”)] should be 38.908.60 band D equivalent dwellings and the Council tax requirement for the Council’s own purpose for 2017-2018 is £192.44 Per Band D equivalent dwelling;
3. a 2.7 % or (£5) increase in the Spelthorne Borough Council element of the Council tax for 2017-18 be approved. Moreover:

a)    the revenue estimates as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

b)    no Money, as set out in this report is appropriated from General Reserves in support of Spelthorne’s local Council tax for 2017/18.

c)    the council tax base for the year 2017/18 is 38,908.60  band D equivalent dwellings calculated in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council tax base) Regulations 1992, as amended, made under Section 35(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, be agreed;

That the following sums be now calculated by the Council for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Section 31 to 36 of the Local Government Act 1992.

That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended by the Localism Act 2011. 

A            B            C           D            E            F           G          H

£             £             £           £            £            £            £           £

128.29  149.68  171.06   192.44   235.20   277.97   320.73   384.88

Being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at (e) above by the number which in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the sum which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band ‘D’, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different band.

4.    that the Council agrees to continue the Council’s Local Council Tax          Support Scheme with the same rules and regulations as was agreed       for the 2014/15 scheme;

5.    that the Council agrees to continue the complete disregard of war   pension /armed forces pension income from benefit calculations; and

6.    that it be noted that for the year 2017/18 Surrey County Council and           Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner have stated the following        amounts in precepts issued to Spelthorne Borough Council in        accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992        for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

Precepts issued to the Council

Reason for decision

The Authority is required to set a balanced budget and a Council tax rate for the financial year 2017/18.