Decision details

Setting of the Council Tax Base 2019-20

Decision Maker: Executive Director

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To report the calculation of the Council Tax base for 2019/20 and to request the Chief Financial Officer exercise the delegated power to formally set the Council’s Council Tax base for 2019/20.

 

Decision:

The Chief Financial Officer set the tax base for South Cambridgeshire District Council at 62,576.3 band D equivalents for 2019/20, and the tax base for each parish be set as shown in APPENDIX A to the attached report.

Reasons for the decision:

The Council is required to determine a tax base for the subsequent financial year in order to allow the precepting authorities to complete their budget setting processes. The tax base is calculated by reference to the actual tax base as at 30th September each year and adjusted in line with a series of estimates as described in the report.

 

There is predicted to be an increase of 1,166.1 band D equivalents in respect of 2019/20 due to new property developments which are included in the total tax base figure.

 

A bad debt allowance of 0.6%, which remains the same as last year, is considered to be reasonable.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Publication date: 14/12/2018

Date of decision: 14/12/2018

Effective from: 22/12/2018

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