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Council tax and business rate base 2018/19.

Meeting: 13/12/2017 - Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet (Item 51)

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Report of Deputy Chief Executive

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Gill Mattock

Additional documents:

Decision:

(KEY) (1) That the provisional Council Tax Base of 34,354.4 for 2018/19 be agreed. (2) That the provisional Retained Business Rates Income of £3.652m for 2018/19 be agreed. (3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine the final amounts for the Council Tax Base and Retained Business Rates income for 2018/19.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer regarding the Council’s requirement to set its council tax base and expected business rate income for the forthcoming year.

The provisional council tax base for 2018/19 had been calculated in accordance with the relevant legislation and was outlined at appendix 1 to the report.

Resolved (key decision):

(1) That the provisional council tax base of 34,354.4 for 2018/19 be agreed.

(2) That the provisional retained business rates income of £3.652m for 2018/19 be agreed.

(3) To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, determine the final amounts for the council tax base and retained business rates income for 2018/19.

Reason for decision:

Cabinet is required to approve the Tax Base which will be used for the purposes of calculating the 2018/19 Council Tax.