Agenda item

Council Tax 2020/21

This item is scheduled for consideration by the Council’s Executive on 24 February 2020. A copy of the Executive report is therefore attached.

 

Minutes:

It was proposed, seconded and RESOLVED that Council:

 

(1)       Accepts the 6 January 2020 Executive recommendation that the Council             Tax Base for 2020/21, as calculated in accordance with The Local Authorities        (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, be 24,689.50.

 

(2)       Calculates the following amounts for the year 2020/21 in accordance               with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

a)

£105,217,640

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.

 

b)

 

£98,302,610

 

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

                                                                        

c)

£6,915,030

being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(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 31A (4) of the Act).

 

d)

£280.08

being the amount at 2(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1 above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).

 

e)

£0

being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act

 

f)

£280.08

being the amount at 2(c) above less the amount at 2(e) above, all divided by the amount at 1 above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year

 

g)

City of Lincoln Council

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

£186.72

£217.84

£248.96

£280.08

E

F

G

H

£342.32

£404.56

£466.80

£560.16

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at 2(f) above by the number which, in proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular band divided by the number which in proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in Valuation Band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different bands.

 

(3)       Note that for the year 2020/21 Lincolnshire County Council have stated the      following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with the      dwelling bandings shown below:

 

Lincolnshire County Council

 

A

B

C

D

£891.72

£1,040.34

£1,188.96

£1,337.58

E

F

G

H

£1,634.82

£1,932.06

£2,229.30

£2,675.16

 (4)      Note that for the year 2020/21 the Police and Crime Commissioner has stated                the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with         the dwelling bandings shown below:

 

Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

A

B

C

D

£167.58

£195.51

£223.44

£251.37

E

F

G

H

£307.23

£363.09

£418.95

£502.74

 

(5)       Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2(g), 3             and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local             Government Finance Act 1992, hereby set the following as the amounts of        Council Tax for the year 2020/21 in accordance with the dwelling bandings           shown below:

 

Total Council Tax Charge 2020/21

A

B

C

D

£1,246.02

£1,453.69

£1,661.36

£1,869.03

E

F

G

H

£2,284.37

£2,699.71

£3,115.05

£3,738.06

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.7 a recorded vote was taken, the result of which was as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstention

 

Councillor Bean

 

 

Councillor Bilton

 

 

Councillor Briggs

 

 

Councillor Brothwell

 

 

Councillor C Burke

 

 

Councillor S Burke

 

 

Councillor B Bushell

 

 

Councillor L Bushell

 

 

Councillor Dyer

 

 

Councillor Ellis

 

 

Councillor Hewson

 

 

Councillor Hills

 

 

Councillor J Kirk

 

 

Councillor R Kirk

 

 

Councillor Loffhagen

 

 

Councillor Longbottom

 

 

Councillor Mair

 

 

Councillor Mara

 

 

Councillor McNulty

 

 

Councillor McWilliams

 

 

Councillor Metcalfe

 

 

Councillor Murray

 

 

Councillor Nannestad

 

 

Councillor Preston

 

 

Councillor Reid

 

 

Councillor Spratt

 

 

Councillor Strengiel

 

 

Councillor Toofany

 

 

Councillor Tweddle

 

 

Councillor Vaughan

 

 

Councillor Woolley

 

 

 

Supporting documents: