Agenda item

Council Tax 2006/07

Meeting of Council, Wednesday, 22 February 2006 2:30 pm (Item 61.)

In accordance with Section 30 (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, to consider draft resolutions as to the levels of Council Tax in 2006/07 for the various parts of Huntingdonshire District.

A report by the Head of Financial Services is enclosed.

(Members are requested to note that the information contained in the item should be treated as provisional at this stage.)

Minutes:

(The Chairman announced that he proposed to allow the late submission by the Head of Financial Services of tables 1 and 2 to the report submitted to incorporate the precepts of precepting authorities in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972 in view of the requirement for the Council formally to set its tax levels at the meeting).

In accordance with Section 30 (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and with reference to a report by the Head of Financial Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Executive Councillor for Finance, Councillor T V Rogers proposed the determination of levels of Council Tax for 2006/07 for the various parts of the Huntingdonshire District.

On being put to the vote, it was

RESOLVED

(a) that the revenue budget for 2006/07 as submitted be approved;

(b) that the following amounts be calculated by the Council for 2006/07 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

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(i) the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2) (a) to (e) of the Act Gross revenue expenditure including benefits and Parish Precepts	61,795,831

(ii) the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32 (3) (a) to (c) of the Act *Gross revenue income including reimbursement of benefits and use of reserves*	41,616,680

(iii) the amount by which the aggregate at (b) (i) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) (ii) above in accordance with Section 32 (4) of the Act Budget requirement (item i minus item ii)	20,179,151

(iv) the aggregate of the amounts payable into the General Fund for the items set out in Section 33 (1) of the Act. *Government support*	10,891,539

(v) the aggregate of the amounts payable from the General Fund for the items set out in Section 33 (3) of the Act *Collection Fund deficit*	74,053

(vi) the basic amount of Council Tax for 2006/07 in accordance with Section 33 (1) *District plus average Town/Parish Council Tax*	164.42 per band D property
(vii) the aggregate of special items referred to in Section 34 (1) *TotalTown* and Parish Council precepts**	3,400,908

(viii) the basic amount of Council Tax for 2006/07 for those parts of the District to which no special item relates District Council Tax per band D property	104.69

(ix) the basic amounts of Council Tax for 2006/07 for those parts of the District to which one or more special items relate in accordance with Section 34 (3) of the Act are shown by adding the Huntingdonshire District Council amount to the appropriate Parish Council amount in column "band D" set out in table 1 attached to the Agenda.

(x) the amounts to be taken into account for 2006/07 in respect of categories of dwellings listed in the different valuation bands in accordance with Section 36 (1) of the Act are shown by adding the Huntingdonshire District Council amount to the appropriate Parish Council amount for each of the valuation bands in the columns "bands A to H" set out in table 1 hereto

(c) that the amounts of precept issued to the Council by Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridgeshire Police Authority and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Fire Authority for each of the categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands in accordance with Section 40 of the Act shown in table 1 hereto be noted; and

(d) that, having regard to the calculations above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30 (2) of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for 2006/07 for each of the categories of dwelling shown in table 2 attached to the Agenda.

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