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Collection Fund - Estimated Council Tax Surplus

Meeting: 15/01/2020 - Weekly Bulletin (Item 11.)

Collection Fund - Estimated Council Tax Surplus

Cabinet

 

(a)          approved an estimated surplus at 31 March 2020 in relation to the Council Tax element of the Collection Fund of £0.774 million be declared for 2019/2020 and shared between the Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge Police & Crime Commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority in proportion to their 2019/2020 precepts on the Collection Fund;

 

(b)          agreed that, in future financial years, the determination of the estimated Collection Fund surplus for distribution to precepting bodies be delegated to the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance.

 

This decision was first published on Monday 13 January and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 20 January at 5pm.


Meeting: 08/01/2020 - Cabinet (Item 8)

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Decision:

Cabinet

 

(a)          approved an estimated surplus at 31 March 2020 in relation to the Council Tax element of the Collection Fund of £0.774 million be declared for 2019/2020 and shared between the Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge Police & Crime Commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority in proportion to their 2019/2020 precepts on the Collection Fund;

 

(b)          agreed that, in future financial years, the determination of the estimated Collection Fund surplus for distribution to precepting bodies be delegated to the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance.

Minutes:

Cabinet considered a report setting out the estimated Council Tax Surplus.

 

Opposition Councillors expressed concern that, should future decisions be delegated, there would be little or no opportunity for non-Executive Councillors to consider the information.

 

Councillor John Williams, Lead Cabinet Member for Finance, said that this matter was merely part of the process and, in itself, attracted little public interest.

 

The Head of Finance observed that collection details would form part of the Budget report and help to inform all precepting Authorities,

 

Cabinet

 

(a)          approved an estimated surplus at 31 March 2020 in relation to the Council Tax element of the Collection Fund of £0.774 million be declared for 2019/2020 and shared between the Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge Police & Crime Commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority in proportion to their 2019/2020 precepts on the Collection Fund;

 

(b)          agreed that, in future financial years, the determination of the estimated Collection Fund surplus for distribution to precepting bodies be delegated to the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance.