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    COUNCIL TAX BASE 2017/18

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    Decision Maker: Chair of Corporate Governance and Section 151 Officer

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Decision:

    In accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012, the amounts calculated by Huntingdonshire District Council as their (net) tax base for the whole District for the year 2017/18 be 60,111 and shall be as listed below for each Town or Parish of the District, as detailed in the submitted report:

     

    Abbotsley  252

    Abbots Ripton   133

    Alconbury  562

    Alconbury Weston   285

    Alwalton  119

    Barham & Woolley   28

    Bluntisham  738

    Brampton   1830

    Brington & Molesworth   162

    Broughton   90

    Buckden (incorporating Diddington)   1168

    Buckworth  50

    Bury   615

    Bythorn & Keyston   144

    Catworth  153

    Chesterton   58

    Colne   355

    Conington  66

    Covington   45

    Denton & Caldecote   27

    Earith  587

    Easton   76

    Ellington   238

    Elton   288

    Farcet  524

    Fenstanton  1161

    Folksworth & Washingley   353

    Glatton  132

    Godmanchester  2421

    Grafham  237

    Great & Little Gidding   122

    Great Gransden   451

    Great Paxton   365

    Great Staughton   324

    Haddon   25

    Hail Weston   249

    Hamerton & Steeple Gidding   48

    Hemingford Abbots   335

    Hemingford Grey   1278

    Hilton   453

    Holme   225

    Holywell-cum-Needingworth   972

    Houghton & Wyton   792

    Huntingdon   7335

    Kimbolton & Stonely   590

    Kings Ripton   81

    Leighton Bromswold   81

    Little Paxton   1555

    Morborne  10

    Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy   502

    Old Hurst   99

    Old Weston   90

    Perry   261

    Pidley-cum-Fenton   162

    Ramsey   2785

    St Ives   5859

    St Neots   10908

    Sawtry   1809

    Sibson-cum-Stibbington   224

    Somersham  1357

    Southoe & Midloe   152

    Spaldwick  245

    Stilton   773

    Stow Longa   67

    The Stukeleys   442

    Tilbrook   120

    Toseland  39

    Upton & Coppingford   82

    Upwood & The Raveleys  422

    Warboys  1368

    Waresley-cum-Tetworth   144

    Water Newton   45

    Winwick  42

    Wistow  220

    Woodhurst  157

    Woodwalton  81

    Wyton-on-the-Hill   418

    Yaxley  2898

    Yelling   152

     

    60,111

    Reasons for the decision:

    The Local Government Finance Act 1992 requires the ‘Billing Authority’ to calculate and approve a tax base for Council Tax purposes and to notify major preceptors by 31 January in respect of the following financial year.

    Alternative options considered:

    None considered.

    Resource Implications:

    Following extensive evaluation and modelling (as detailed in Appendix 2 of the submitted report) the 2017/18 base (set at 60,111), when compared to the:

     

    i. current 2016/17 base (59,358), the 2017/18 base of 60,111 represents an increase of 1.27%. This will be the ‘annual’ increase included in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (2018/19 to 2021/22) to be approved by Council in February 2017; and

    ii. 2017/18 base (60,426) included in the currently approved Medium Term Financial Strategy, equates to a reduction of 315 properties; a loss of £42k in Council Tax income (based on the currently approved Band D Council Tax of £133.18).

    Publication date: 22/12/2016

    Date of decision: 22/12/2016

    Decided at meeting: 22/12/2016 - Chair of Corporate Governance and Section 151 Officer

    Effective from: 04/01/2017

    Accompanying Documents:

    • Council Tax Base Setting Report 2017-182 pdf icon PDF 217 KB