Decision details

The Head of the Revenues and Benefits Service provided Cabinet with the report which formally set the Council Tax Base for the financial year 2023/24.

The officer advised that the Council Tax Base calculated for 2023/24 was £80,182.87 and proposed that the collection rate was estimated to be 97.25%, which produced a net Council Tax Base of £77,977.84.  It was explained that for every £1 levied in Council Tax next year, a sum of £77,978 would be generated to meet the budget requirement of the Council.

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Corporate Services was happy to support the recommendations contained within the report.

The Deputy Leader noted that the report contained important information for the Community Councils when setting their budgets.

The Leader thanked the officer for the report and the Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    That in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995 as amended, the amount calculated by the Council as its net tax base for the financial year 2023/24, shall be £77,977.84; and

2.    That for each defined community area of the County Borough, the 2023/24 tax base for Council Tax setting purposes, shall be as set out at Appendix 1.