Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Chief Officer (Community and Enterprise) explained that setting the Council Tax Base for the next financial year allowed the County Council, Police and Crime Commissioners Office for North Wales and Town and Community Councils to calculate next year’s Council Tax precept which funded, or partly funded, local services. 

The Tax Base for 2016-17 had been calculated as being 62,759 band D equivalent chargeable properties, after taking into account the total number of properties that were either exempt from council tax or where household discounts applied for disabled reductions or other status discounts. 

Setting the Tax Base at 62,759 band D equivalent properties also represented growth in the Base of 1.2% compared to the previous year, equivalent to an increase of 766 band D equivalent properties. 

The latest Tax Base was calculated using a projected collection level of 99.0% which ensured the Council set the highest collection level in Wales and demonstrated the successes in collecting Council Tax.  The Tax Base also reflected a small allowance of 1% for bad debts.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Tax Base of 62,759 band D equivalent properties for the financial year 2016-17 be approved; and

(b)       That a set level of ‘nil’ of discount for properties falling within any of the Prescribed Classes (A, B or C) continue to be set and for this to apply to the whole of the County area.