The Executive Director of Organisational Development and Corporate Services submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) which detailed recommendations for the operation of the Council’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme in 2016-2017.

Councillor Brown, Executive Board Member for Customer Services and Corporate Services presented the report.

In response to questions from the Board regarding future cost projections the Revenue and Benefits Programme Manager said that any future increase in expenditure under the scheme would be directly proportional to the reduction in overall grant funding. The Head of Financial Services advised the Board that it would be prudent to assume that the Revenue Support Grant could reduce to zero by 2017-18 and that this would have a significant impact on the future cost of the scheme.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.         Approve the existing Council Tax Reduction Scheme for use in 2016-2017.