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Report of Chief Finance Officer
Purpose of report
To detail the Calculations for the amounts of Council Tax for 2017/18 and the setting of Council Tax for 2017/18.
Recommendations
It is recommended that the Council resolves:-
(1) That it be noted that at the Executive meeting held on 9 January 2017 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2017/18:
a) for the whole Council area as 51,639.5 [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)]; and
b) For dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish Precept relates as in the attached Appendix 1.
(2) That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2017/18 (excluding Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) is £6,377,478.
(3) That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:-
a) £79,667,229 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act, taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils and any additional special expenses.
b) £68,589,401 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act.
£11,077,828 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).
c) £214.52 being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (6(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts and Special Expenses);
d) £4,700,350 being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act as per the attached Schedule 2.
e) £123.50 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T(1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish Precept or special item relates;
(4) It be noted that for the year 2017/18 the Oxfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley have issued precepts to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated below :-
Valuation Band |
Oxfordshire County Council |
Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley |
|
£ |
£ |
A |
897.06 |
113.52 |
B C |
1,046.57 1,196.08 |
132.44 151.36 |
D E F G |
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That it be noted that at the Executive meeting held on 9 January 2017 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2017/18:
a) for the whole Council area as 51,639.5 [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)]; and
b) For dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish Precept relates as in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book).
(2) That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2017/18 (excluding Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) is £6,377,478.
(3) That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:-
a) £79,667,229 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act, taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils and any additional special expenses.
b) £68,589,401 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act.
£11,077,828 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).
c) £214.52 being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (6(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts and Special Expenses);
d) £4,700,350 being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act as per the attached Schedule 2 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book).
e) £123.50 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T(1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish Precept or special item relates;
(4) It be noted that for the year 2017/18 the Oxfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley have issued precepts to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated below :-
Valuation Band |
Oxfordshire County Council |
Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley |
£ |
£ |
|
A |
897.06 |
113.52 |
B C |
1,046.57 1,196.08 |
132.44 151.36 |
D E F G H |
1,345.59 1,644.61 1,943.63 2,242.65 2,691.18 |
170.28 208.12 245.96 283.80 340.56 |
(5) That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the amounts shown in the annex ... view the full decision text for item 93
Minutes:
The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report to detail the Calculations for the amounts of Council Tax for 2017/18 and the setting of Council Tax for 2017/18.
Councillor Atack introduced and proposed the Council Tax for 2017/18, which was duly seconded by Councillor Wood.
A recorded vote was taken and members voted as follows:
Councillor Atack |
For |
Councillor Banfield |
Abstain |
Councillor Beere |
Abstain |
Councillor Bell |
Abstain |
Councillor Brown |
For |
Councillor Cherry |
Abstain |
Councillor Clarke |
For |
Councillor Corkin |
For |
Councillor Cotter |
For |
Councillor Donaldson |
For |
Councillor Gaul |
For |
Councillor Hallchurch MBE |
For |
Councillor Heath |
For |
Councillor Hughes |
For |
Councillor Hussain |
Abstain |
Councillor Ilott |
For |
Councillor Kerford-Byrnes |
For |
Councillor Mackenzie-Wintle |
For |
Councillor Mawer |
For |
Councillor McHugh |
For |
Councillor Milne Home |
For |
Councillor Morris |
For |
Councillor Mould |
For |
Councillor Pickford |
For |
Councillor Pratt |
For |
Councillor Prestidge |
For |
Councillor Richards |
Abstain |
Councillor Sames |
For |
Councillor Sibley |
For |
Councillor Simpson |
For |
Councillor Slaymaker |
For |
Councillor Wallis |
For |
Councillor Webb |
For |
Councillor Williams |
For |
Councillor Wood |
For |
Councillor Woodcock |
Abstain |
Resolved
(1) That it be noted that at the Executive meeting held on 9 January 2017 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2017/18:
a) for the whole Council area as 51,639.5 [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)]; and
b) For dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish Precept relates as in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book).
(2) That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2017/18 (excluding Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) is £6,377,478.
(3) That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:-
a) £79,667,229 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act, taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils and any additional special expenses.
b) £68,589,401 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act.
£11,077,828 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).
c) £214.52 being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (6(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts and Special Expenses);
d) £4,700,350 being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts and Special Expenses) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act as per the attached Schedule 2 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book).
e) £123.50 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount ... view the full minutes text for item 93