Issue - items at meetings - Setting of the Council Tax Base 2021-2022

Setting of the Council Tax Base 2021-2022

Report of: the Head of Financial Services

Purpose of report:

To set the “Council Tax Base” for 2021-22 as required by section 33 of The Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012.

Recommendations:

The Committee is recommended to agree

1. that the 2021/22 Council Tax Base for the City Council’s area as a whole is set at 45,705.6 (as shown in Appendix 1)

2. that the projected level of collection is set at 98%

3. that the tax bases for the Parishes, and for the Unparished Area of the City (as shown in Appendix 2) be set as follows:

Unparished Area of the City 38,124.7

Littlemore Parish 1,827.1

Old Marston Parish 1,278.3

Risinghurst & Sandhills Parish 1,550.7

Blackbird Leys Parish 2,924.8

City Council Total 45,705.6

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Financial Services recommending the setting the “Council Tax Base” for 2021-22 as required by section 33 of The Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012.

The Committee confirmed that the assumption of a collection rates of 98% were reasonable, and that the predicted numbers of empty homes were reasonable and proactive efforts were taken to bring these back into use.

The Committee resolved to agree

1. that the 2021/22 Council Tax Base for the City Council’s area as a whole is set at 45,705.6 (as shown in Appendix 1 of the report)