Agenda item

Council Tax 2023/24

Minutes:

(Proceedings resumed at 20:45)

 

The recommendations to the Council, as set out on pages 167 and 168 of the agenda and report pack, were duly moved and seconded and in accordance with the Council Procedure Rule 19.7, a recorded vote was taken, the result of which was as follows:

 

For (29)

 

Against (2)

Abstention

Councillor Debbie Armiger

Councillor Martin Christopher

 

Councillor Biff Bean

Councillor Clare Smalley

 

Councillor Alan Briggs

 

 

Councillor Chris Burke

 

 

Councillor Sue Burke

 

 

Councillor Bob Bushell

 

 

Councillor Liz Bushell

 

 

Councillor David Clarkson

 

 

Councillor Thomas Dyer

 

 

Councillor Matthew Fido

 

 

Councillor Gary Hewson

 

 

Councillor Jackie Kirk

 

 

Councillor Rosanne Kirk

 

 

Councillor Jane Loffhagen

 

 

Councillor Rebecca Longbottom

 

 

Councillor Ric Metcalfe

 

 

Councillor Neil Murray

 

 

Councillor Donald Nannestad

 

 

Councillor Lucinda Preston

 

 

Councillor Hilton Spratt

 

 

Councillor Mark Storer

 

 

Councillor Rachel Storer

 

 

Councillor Edmund Strengiel

 

 

Councillor Naomi Tweddle

 

 

Councillor Pat Vaughan

 

 

Councillor Calum Watt

 

 

Councillor Joshua Wells

 

 

Councillor Emily Wood

 

 

Councillor Lorraine Woolley

 

 

 

The motion was declared carried.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the following, as submitted, be approved:

 

(1)  Acceptance of the 3rd January 2023 Executive recommendation that the Council Tax Base for 2023/24, as calculated in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, to be £25,249.48.

 

(2)  That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

a)

£119,284,490

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)

£111,728,580

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

                                                                        

c)

£7,555,910

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)

£299.25

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)

£299.25

being the amount at 2c) above less the amount at 2e) 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

£199.50

 

£232.75

£266.00

£299.25

E

F

G

H

£365.75

£432.25

£498.75

£598.50

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at 2f) 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)  That it be noted that for the year 2023/24 Lincolnshire County Council have    provisionally 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

£1,002.42

£1,169.49

£1,336.56

£1,503.63

 

E

F

G

H

£1,837.77

£2,171.91

£2,506.05

£3,007.26

 

(4)  That it be noted that for the year 2023/24 Police & Crime Commissioner Lincolnshire have provisionally stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with the dwelling bandings shown below:

 

 

Police & Crime Commissioner Lincolnshire

 

A

B

C

D

£194.16

£226.52

£258.88

£291.24

 

E

F

G

H

£355.96

£420.68

£485.40

£582.48

 

(5)  That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2g, 3 and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2023/24 in accordance with the dwelling bandings shown below:

 

 

Total Council Tax Charge 2023/24

 

 

A

B

C

D

£1,396.08

£1,628.76

£1,861.44

£2,094.12

 

E

F

G

H

£2,559.48

£3,024.84

£3,490.20

£4,188.24

 

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