Issue - meetings

Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2023/24

 

 

Meeting: 08/12/2022 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 40)

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Report of Chief Finance Officer

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

(1) To agree the provisional Council Tax Base of 37,839.4 for 2023/24 for the whole area and that the Council Tax Base for each of the Town and Parish areas of the District shall be set out at Appendix 2 of this 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 2023/24.

 

(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine net yield from Business Rate income for 2023/24.

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 2023/24, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

The Towns and Parishes would be advised of the individual tax bases following the meeting in order that each could assess the impact of the precept in its area.

 

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 1 December 2022 considered the report and were supportive of the officer recommendations in full. Councillor Boorman, Chair of Policy and Performance Advisory Committee, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion. Councillor Linington, Leader of the Opposition Group also spoke on the item.

 

Resolved (Key decision):

 

(1) To agree the provisional Council Tax Base of 37,839.4 for 2023/24 for the whole area and that the Council Tax Base for each of the Town and Parish areas of the District shall be set out at Appendix 2 of this 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 2023/24.

 

(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine net yield from Business Rate income for 2023/24.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

Cabinet is required to approve the Tax Base which will be used for the purposes of calculating the 2023/24 Council Tax.