Issue - meetings

Cabinet, at its meeting on 4 December 2015, considered a report on the council tax base for 2016/17.

The report of the Head of Finance, which Cabinet considered on 4 December is attached. An amended appendix 1 was tabled at the Cabinet meeting setting out corrected figures for five parishes which had changed due to a recalculation of the number of properties in each parish. The revised appendix is attached. Cabinet also noted that to correct this discrepancy in relation to new developments, the inspector would check the alignment of parish boundaries with the council’s geographic information database.

Cabinet agreed to recommend the amended figures to Council for adoption.

Recommendation to Council:

(a)       that the report of the Head of Finance for the calculation of the council’s tax base and the calculation of the tax base for each parish area for 2016/17 be approved;

(b)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as its council tax base for the year 2016/17 be 48,176.9; and

(c)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as the council tax base for the year 2016/17 for each parish be the amount shown against the name of that parish in the revised Appendix 1 attached to the Council agenda for this meeting. 

Council considered Cabinet’s recommendations, made at its meeting on 4 December 2015, on the council tax base for 2016/17.

RESOLVED:

(a)       to approve the report of the Head of Finance to Cabinet on 4 December 2015 for the calculation of the council’s tax base and the calculation of the tax base for each parish area for 2016/17;

(b)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as its council tax base for the year 2016/17 be 48,176.9; and

(c)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as the council tax base for the year 2016/17 for each parish be the amount shown against the name of that parish in the revised Appendix 1 attached to the Council agenda for the meeting held on 16 December 2015. 

To consider the head of finance’s report.

Cabinet considered the head of finance’s report on the council tax base for 2016/17.  Before the council tax could be set by the council, a calculation had to be made of the council tax base, being an estimate of the taxable resources for the district as a whole and for each parish area.  Cabinet was invited to consider the report and recommend the council tax base to Council. 

Cabinet noted that the parish tax base figures for five parishes had changed due to a recalculation of the number of properties in each parish.  An amended appendix 1 was tabled setting out the corrected figures.  Cabinet noted that to correct this discrepancy in relation to new developments, the inspector would check the alignment of parish boundaries with the council’s geographic information database. 

Cabinet agreed to recommend the amended figures to Council for adoption.

RECOMMENDED: to Council

(a)       that the report of the head of finance for the calculation of the council’s tax base and the calculation of the tax base for each parish area for 2016/17 be approved;

(b)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as its council tax base for the year 2016/17 be 48,176.9; and

(c)       that, in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Vale of White Horse District Council as the council tax base for the year 2016/17 for each parish be the amount shown against the name of that parish in Appendix 1 to these minutes.