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Executive Board had considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve

1)    The Council Tax Base for 2016/17 be set at 32,948 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency be so notified; and

2)    The Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be as follows:

          Executive Board had considered the report of the Operational Director, Finance, on the determination of the Council Tax Base for 2016/17.

In accordance with Standing Order 16 (3), a recorded vote was taken.

          The following Members voted FOR the motion:

Councillors S. Baker, J. Bradshaw, M.Bradshaw, D. Cargill, E. Cargill, Cassidy, Dennett, Edge, Fry, C.Gerrard, J. Gerrard, Gilligan, 

P.Harris, P. Hignett, R. Hignett, S. Hill, V. Hill, Horabin, Howard, Jones, D.Lea, M.Lloyd Jones, P.Lloyd Jones, C. Loftus, K. Loftus, Logan,

A. Lowe, J. Lowe, MacManus, McDermott, A. McInerney, T.McInerney, Morley, Nelson, Nolan,  Parker, Philbin, C. Plumpton Walsh,

N. Plumpton Walsh, Polhill, Joe Roberts, June Roberts, Rowe, Sinnott, G. Stockton, J.Stockton, Wainwright, Wall, Wallace, Wharton, Woolfall, Wright and Zygadllo.

          There were no votes against the motion.

          There were no abstentions.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the Council Tax Base for 2016/17 be set at 32,948 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency be so notified; and

2)    the Council Tax Base for 2016/17 for each of the Parishes be set as follows:-

The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, on the requirement for the Council to determine the ‘Tax Base’ for its area and the Tax Base for each of the Parishes.

The Council was required to notify the figure for the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency by 31 January 2016. In addition, the Council was required to calculate and advise the Parish Councils of their relevant Tax Bases.

The Board was advised that the Tax Base was the measure used for calculating the council tax and was used by both the billing authority (the Council) and the major precepting authorities (the Cheshire Fire Authority and the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner), in the calculation of their council tax requirements. It was arrived at in accordance with a prescribed formula representing the estimated full year number of chargeable dwellings in the Borough expressed in terms of the equivalent of Band “D” dwellings. Taking account of all the relevant information and applying a 97.0% collection rate, the calculation for 2016/17 gave a tax base figure of 32,948 for the Borough as a whole.

It was noted that since 2013/14 onwards, the tax base calculation included an element for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (the replacement for Council Tax Benefit).

RESOLVED: That Council be recommended to approve

1)    the Council Tax Base for 2016/17 be set at 32,948 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency be so notified; and

2)    the Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be as follows: