Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To obtain approval for the Council Tax requirement and the overall Council Tax rates for the district of North Hertfordshire for 2019/20.

(1)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 10 January 2019 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,498.40 as its Council Tax base for the year 2019/2020 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

a)    49,498.40 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)     

being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

c)    That it be noted that at its meeting on the 7 February 2019 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2019/20 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,391,066 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) as £12,551,161.

(2)          That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2019/2020 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

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There were some changes on the NNDR1 form which had been agreed and was submitted on 29^th January 2019.

The Council was still providing approximately £38,000 of relief to parishes in respect of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme and the parishes would need to be warned that this would be reviewed for the next year. 

The report set out the increases which were all within the statutory levels did not require a referendum.  It was noted that there had been a 13% increase this year.

The recommendations were proposed and seconded on a recorded vote.

All Councillors present agreed to set the Council Tax as detailed below:

(1)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 10 January 2019 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount £49,498.40 as its Council Tax base for the year 2019/2020 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

a)    £49,498.40 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)     

being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

c)    That it be noted that at its meeting on the 7 February 2019 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2019/20 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,391,066 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) as £12,551,161.

(2)          That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2019/2020 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-