Issue - meetings

To consider recommending to Council:

A)    The gross Council Tax Base for 2025/26 is determined at 41,875.9 (2024/25: 41,305) as Band D equivalents after taking account of the Council’s agreed Council Tax Support Scheme, and

B)    The net Council Tax Base for 2025/26 calculated as Band D equivalents, is determined at 40,620 (2024/25: 39,241) after adjustment by 3% to allow for: irrecoverable amounts, appeals and property base changes.

Members are reminded that pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 a member of a local authority who has not paid an amount due in respect of council tax for at least two months after it became due and who attends a meeting  at which the level of council tax is considered must disclose that s106 applies to them and refrain from voting on any question with respect to that matter. Failure to comply amounts to a criminal offence.

Please seek and advice from Monitoring Officer if in any doubt prior to the meeting taking place.

The Committee resolved to approve:

1.    The gross Council Tax Base for 2025/26 is determined at 41,875.90 as Band D equivalents after taking into account of the Council’s agreed Council Tax Support Scheme; and

2.    The net Council Tax Base for 2025/26 calculated as Band D equivalents, is determined at 40,620 after an adjustment by 3% to allow for irrecoverable amounts, appeals and property base changes.

The Committee resolved to approve:

1.    The gross Council Tax Base for 2025/26 is determined at 41,875.90 as Band D equivalents after taking into account of the Council’s agreed Council Tax Support Scheme; and

2.    The net Council Tax Base for 2025/26 calculated as Band D equivalents, is determined at 40,620 after an adjustment by 3% to allow for irrecoverable amounts, appeals and property base changes.