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Revenue Budget 2016-2017 (final)

Meeting: 25/02/2016 - Council (Item 39)

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The Budget Book (green cover) accompanies the Council agenda and reflects the recommendations to be considered at the meeting of the Cabinet on 24 February 2016.

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Minutes:

The Council considered the recommendation of the Cabinet on the detailed Revenue Budget for 2016-17 and the proposed Council Tax for 2016-17. The Mayor referred councillors to the Budget Book (green cover) reflecting the decisions and recommendations made by the Cabinet on 24 February 2016, including the precepts being levied by Surrey County Council and the Surrey Police.

The outgoing portfolio holder for Finance, Councillor Tim Evans, made a statement on the Budget and the Council Tax and moved the recommendations on the detailed Budget for 2016-17 as set out in the Budget Book (green cover). This was seconded by Councillor Ian Harvey, Leader of the Council. The Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Councillor Ian Beardsmore, also made a statement.

Copies of Councillors Evans and Beardsmore’s speeches are attached to these minutes as Appendices A and B.

The Mayor explained that under the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, relevant authorities are required to record in the minutes of the proceedings, immediately after any vote is taken at a budget decision meeting of an authority, the names of the persons who cast a vote for the decision or who abstained from voting.

The voting was as follows:

FOR (24)

Councillors I.T.E. Harvey (Leader); A.C. Harman (Deputy Leader); M.M. Attewell; C. Barnard; R.O. Barratt; s. Capes; R. Chandler; C.A. Davis; S.M. Doran; T. Evans; K. Flurry; M.P.C Francis (Mayor), C.M. Frazer, A.E. Friday (Deputy Mayor); N. Gething; A.L. Griffiths: N. Islam; A. Jones; J.G. Kavanagh; V.J. Leighton; M.J. Madams; A.J. Mitchell; S.C. Mooney; A. Neale; J.M. Pinkerton; R.W. Sider; R.A. Smith-Ainsley and H.R. Williams.

AGAINST (3)

Councillors I.J. Beardsmore; S.A Dunn; B. Spoor.

RESOLVED:

1. To approve the growth and savings items as set out in the report’s appendices.

2. The Council tax Base for the whole council area for 2016-17. [Item T in the formula in Section 31b (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “act”)] should be 38,308.40 band D equivalent dwellings and,

2.1 Calculate that the Council tax requirement for the Council’s own purpose for 2016-2017 is £187.44 per Band D equivalent dwelling.

3. To approve a 2.7% increase in the Spelthorne Borough Council element of the Council tax for 2016-17. 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 2016/17.

c) To agree that the council tax base for the year 2016/17 is 38,308.40 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.

That the following sums be now calculated by the Council for the year 2016/17 in accordance with Section 31 to 36 of the Local Government Act 1992.

71,233,115

being the aggregate of the amount which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section ... view the full minutes text for item 39

Meeting: 24/02/2016 - Cabinet (Item 2245)

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Councillor Evans

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Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer on the detailed Revenue Budget for 2016-17.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND that Council approves:

1. The growth and savings items as set out in the report’s appendices.

2. The Council tax Base for the whole council area for 2016-17.[Item T in the formula in Section 31b(3) of the local government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “act”)] should be 38,308.40 band D equivalent dwellings and,

2.1 Calculate that the Council tax requirement for the Council’s own purpose for 2016-2017 is £187.44 Per Band D equivalent dwelling.

3. To approve a 2.7% increase in the Spelthorne Borough Council element of the Council tax for 2016-17. 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 2016/17.

c) To agree that the council tax base for the year 2016/17 is 38,308.40 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.

That the following sums be now calculated by the Council for the year 2016/17 in accordance with Section 31 to 36 of the Local Government Act 1992.

A	71,233,115	Being the aggregate of the amount which the council estimates for the items set out in Section31A (2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.
B	64,052,589	Being the aggregate of the amount which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act
C	7,180,526	Being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (2 above) calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council tax for the year (including Parish precepts)
D	187.44	Being the amount at 3(c)above(item R), all dividend by item T(2above) calculated by the Council in accordance with Section31B(1) of the act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year(including Parish precepts)
E	0	Being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.
F	187.44	Being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3 (e) above by Item T (2 above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings on those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates.

All newly built commercial property completed between 1^st October 2013 and 30 Sept 2016 will be exempted from empty property rates for the first 18 months, up to the state aid limit.

A 50 per cent business rates relief for 18 months between 1^st April 2014 and 31^st March 2017 for businesses that ... view the full minutes text for item 2245