Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

The Corporate Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He informed Members that the authority was required to approve the calculation of the Council Tax Base for 2019/20 by 31 January 2019  and recommend to Council for approval.He advised that for the second year the growth estimates in respect of new properties had been included and that the grant scheme for town and parish councils had been reduced by 25% and that would continue to reduce until 2021/22. With respect of Business Rates, the NNDR 1 from would be completed by the Revenues and Benefits Partnership and submitted before the deadline, with approval to delegate authority to the Section 151 Officer to approve and submit the form. He was pleased to advise that the authority had been successful as part of the Leicester and Leicestershire business rate pilot bid.

It was moved by N J Rushton, seconded by Councillor R Blunt and

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The calculation of the Council Tax Base for each Parish and Special Expense area for the financial year 2019/20, as shown in appendix 2 to the report, be approved and recommended to Council for adoption.

2.    In accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 2012/2914, the amount calculated by North West Leicestershire District Council as its Council Tax Base for the financial year 2019/20 shall be 33,678.

3.    The amounts of Council Tax Support Grant for each Town and Parish Council detailed in appendix 3 be noted.

4.    Cabinet noted the successful bid to become a Business Rate Pilot in 2019/20

5.    Authority be delegated to the Section 151 officer to submit the calculations of Non Domestic rating income and other amounts required by the government by 31 January each year for the forthcoming financialyear.

Reason for decision: To determine the Council Tax Base for the 2019/20 Financial Year.