RESOLVED: That

1.  Pursuant to this report and in accordance with the Local Authority (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by this Authority as its Council Tax Base for the year 2024-25 will be 68,263.55;

2.  In accordance with the Local Authority (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by this Authority as the Council Tax Base for each parish area for the year 2024-25 will be as identified in Appendix 2 to this report; and

3.  The 2023-24 Council Tax projection and proposed distribution detailed in Appendix 3 of this report be agreed.

(See Record of Decision)

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services introduced the report and stated that it was a statutory annual report to set the Council Tax Base for the next financial year. The increase in the number of band D equivalent properties was highlighted and that the possibility of a surplus and deficit had been included in the calculation.

In response to a question, the Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement stated that the rate of growth predicted for 2024/25 was lower than in previous financial years and that the council tax base calculation included non-collection estimates.

RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to CABINET: That

1.  Pursuant to the report and in accordance with the Local Authority (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by this Authority as its Council Tax Base for the year 2024-25 will be 68,263.55;

2.  In accordance with the Local Authority (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by this Authority as the Council Tax Base for each parish area for the year 2024-25 will be as identified in Appendix 2 to this report; and

3.  The 2023-24 Council Tax projection and proposed distribution detailed in Appendix 3 of this report is agreed.