Agenda item

Council Tax Setting in Order to Meet the County Council's Council Tax Requirement for 2018/19 - Report of Cabinet

Minutes:

The Council considered a report from the Cabinet which detailed the information to calculate and set the Council Tax for the Council’s area for 2018/19 (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

Moved by Councillor Henig, Seconded by Councillor Napier that the report of the Cabinet and its recommendations be adopted, and with it the setting of Council Tax.

 

For the Motion

 

 

 

Against the Motion

 

 

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

Resolved:

That the following be adopted:

 

(a)         It be noted that on 15 November 2017 the Cabinet calculated the Council Tax Base 2018/19 for:

(i)            the whole Council area as 138,419.2 Band D equivalent properties [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) and;

 

(ii)          dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix 3.

 

(b)         The Council Tax Requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2018/19 (excluding Parish precepts and the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham) is £209,712,009.

 

(c)          Agree the following amounts in accordance with Sections 30 to 36 of the Act being the:

 

(i)            aggregate of the gross expenditure 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 is £1,244,868,071;

 

(ii)          aggregate of the gross income which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act is £1,022,611,616;

 

(iii)         amount by which the aggregate at (c) i) above exceeds the aggregate at (c) ii) above 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) is £222,256,455;

 

(iv)         amount at (c) iii) above (Item R), all divided by Item T ((a) i) above), in accordance with Section 31B of the Act as the basic amount of its Council Tax at Band D for the year (including Parish precepts is £1,605.68;

 

(v)          aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34 (1) of the Act: (total of all Parish precepts including Charter Trustees) is £12,544,446;

 

(vi)         amount at (c) iv) above less the result given by dividing the amount at (c) v) above by Item T ((a) i) above), in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax at Band D for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates is £1,515.05.

 

(d)         It be noted that for 2018/19, the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority has recommended the following amounts be in the precept issued to the County Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, as shown in the table below:

 

 COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

67.02

78.19

89.36

100.53

122.87

145.21

167.55

201.06

 

(e)         It be noted that for 2018/19, the Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner has recommended that the following amounts be in the precept issued to the County Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, as shown in the following table:

 

DURHAM POLICE, CRIME AND VICTIMS’ COMMISSIONER  

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

120.83

140.96

161.10

181.24

221.52

261.79

302.07

362.48

 

(f)           That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of council tax for 2018/19 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings;

 

 

 

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

954.50

1,113.58

1,272.67

1,431.75

1,749.92

2,068.08

2,386.25

2,863.50

 

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL – ADULT SOCIAL CARE

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

55.53

64.79

74.04

83.30

101.81

120.32

138.83

166.60

 

AGGREGATE OF COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENTS

(excluding Parish, Town Council and Charter Trustees)

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

1,197.88

1,397.52

1,597.17

1,796.82

2,196.12

2,595.40

2,994.70

3,593.64

 

(g)             That the Council has determined that its relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2018/19 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) and that the increase in council tax is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZC Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended).

 

(h)             As the billing authority, the Council has not been notified by County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority and Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner, as major precepting authorities, that their relevant basic amount of council tax for 2018/19 is excessive and that the billing authority is not required to hold a referendum in accordance with Section 52ZK Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended).

 

(i)               The County Council, in accordance with Section 11A (3) of the Act sets a 0% discount for Second and Empty Furnished Homes.

 

(j)               The County Council, in accordance with Section 11A (4A) of the Act sets a 0% discount for dwellings defined in Classes C or D.

 

(k)             The County Council, in accordance with Section 11B (1b) of the Act sets a 50% premium for Long Term Empty Homes.

 

(l)               The Chief Executive be instructed to publish a notice in accordance with Section 38 (2) of the Act, relating to the amounts of council tax set.

 

(m)           The Chief Executive be instructed to publish a notice in accordance with Section 11A (6) and 11B (6) of the Act, relating to the discount set.

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