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Welsh Government Consultation - Council Tax Reform

Meeting: 26/09/2022 - Cabinet (Item 46)

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Additional documents:

Decision:

As detailed in the recommendation.

Minutes:

Councillor Mullin introduced the report which provided information on a Welsh Government (WG) phase 1 consultation seeking views on the reform of Council Tax. 

 

The Revenues and Procurement Manager explained that the proposals included:

 

·         Completing a Council Tax revaluation

·         Designing a new system of bands and tax rates that was more progressive

·         Improving the framework of discounts, disregarded persons, exemptions and premiums

·         Improving the Council Tax Reduction Scheme

 

The report provided a series of recommended responses on the reform proposals to specific questions posed by WG.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Revenues and Procurement Manager be authorised to respond to the consultation on the proposals of the Welsh Government Consultation to reform Council Tax as outlined in the report.