Issue - meetings
Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2022/23
Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 42)
42 Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2022/23 
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Report of Chief Finance Officer
Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson
Additional documents:
- Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2022/23 - Appendix 1, item 42
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- Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2022/23 - Appendix 2, item 42
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- Recommendation from Policy and Performance Advisory Committee - Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2022/23, item 42
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Decision:
(Key decision):
(1) To agree the provisional Council Tax Base of 36,726.6 for 2022/23 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 in Appendix 2 of this report.
(2) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets, determine the final amounts for the Council Tax Base for 2022/23.
(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets, determine net yield from Business Rate income for 2022/23.
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer, asking them to approve the Council Tax Base and net yield from Business Rate Income for 2022/23, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 30 November 2021, considered the report and were supportive of the officer recommendations in full. Councillor Boorman, Vice-Chair of PPAC, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion. Visiting member and Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Linington addressed the Cabinet. In response to a question around why collection rate was expected to decrease next year, the Chief Finance Officer commented that this was due to the withdrawal of a variety of financial support packages, that had been made available this year.
Resolved (Key decision):
(1) To agree the provisional Council Tax Base of 36,726.6 for 2022/23 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 in Appendix 2 of this report.
(2) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets, determine the final amounts for the Council Tax Base for 2022/23.
(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets, determine net yield from Business Rate income for 2022/23.
Reason for decisions:
Cabinet is required to approve the Tax Base which will be used for the purposes of calculating the 2022/23 Council Tax.