Decision details

To consider the Council Tax base for 2020/21 as outlined in the report attached at Appendix A.

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the calculation of the Council’s tax base for 2020/21.

2. That in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003, declare that the Council Tax base for 2020/21 should be 37,157 properties.

3. To approve the change to the former Class A Exemption for empty dwellings, requiring or undergoing major repairs so that no discount is now applied (reference table at page 3 of the attached Appendix A).

4. To approve changes to the premium on long-term empty properties over 5 years for 2020/21 namely an increase to a premium of 200% (reference table at page 3 of the attached Appendix A).

5. To approve changes to the premium on long-term empty properties over 10 years for 2021/2022 namely an increase to a premium of 300% (reference table at page 4 of the attached Appendix A).