Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the Council Tax Base for 2020/21 report and explained that setting the base was integral to the revenue budget and Council Tax setting process for 2020/21 and allowed the Council, Police & Crime Commissioners Office for North Wales and Town and Community Councils to calculate next year’s Council Tax precept.

                        The Base for 2020/21 had been calculated at 64,554 band D equivalent properties, after taking into account the total number of properties that would be subject to Council Tax, less those which were exempt from Council Tax or where statutory household discount applied.

                        Setting in the Tax Base at 64,554 also represented growth in the Tax Base of 0.37% compared to the previous year, equivalent to an increase of 237 band D equivalent properties.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Tax Base of 64,554 band D equivalent properties for tax-setting purposes for the financial year 2020/21 be approved;

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

(c)        That the Council continue to set a 50% Premium for long term empty property and second homes falling into the Council Tax Premium scheme.