Decision details

To explain the emerging General Fund and Housing Revenue Account budgets for 2019/20. The report also recommends the level at which the council tax base for 2019/20 should be set and the approach to be taken to determining the projected amount of non-domestic rating income for that year.

(Key decision):

(1) To agree the provisional council tax base of 36,760.40 for 2019/20 for the whole area and that the council tax base for each of the Town and Parish areas of the District shall be as set out at appendix 2 of the report

(2) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine the final amounts for the council tax base for 2019/20.

(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine net yield from Business Rate income for 2019/20.