Agenda item

Council Tax Premium

To consider the extension of Council Tax Premium and the adoption of a Council Tax Premium policy. (Executive Minute to follow)

Minutes:

With reference to Minute 39 of the Executive (17th September 2019) consideration was given to the extension of Council Tax Premium and adoption of a Council Tax Premium Policy.

 

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Townsend and seconded by Councillor Harbour

 

“That the following clauses (iii) to (vii) be added to the existing motion:

 

(iii) Ring-fences the additional revenue identified in this report towards any revenue pressure that the proposal at paragraph 2(vi) could (if approved by Full Council at its February 2020 budget setting meeting) create; and

 

(iv) Directs the Executive to undertake a statutory consultation of the Local Council Tax Support Scheme (the “Scheme”) in accordance with Schedule 1A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (as amended);

 

(v) Directs the Executive to bring to Full Council an updated Scheme for consideration to its annual budget setting council in February 2020;

 

(vi) Asks the Executive to consider and approve for consultation an amendment to the Scheme from 2020/21.  The proposal being to reduce the minimum payment for working age claimants from 17.5% to 15% over the next 2 years (1.5% in 2020/21 and a further 1% in 2021/22) and report to Full Council on this proposal at its annual budget setting meeting in February 2020 as part of the updated Scheme it presents in accordance with paragraph 2(v);

 

(vii) Delegates authority to the council’s Head of Finance and Property to undertake the statutory consultation and all actions necessary to give effect to this resolution (including determining the length of the consultation period).

 

Adjournment of meeting

 

The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7.45pm

 

The meeting reconvened at 8.17pm

 

In accordance with CPR 14.7 (b) Cllr Townsend proposed and Cllr Harbour seconded an alteration to clause (iii) of the amendment which then read;

 

‘(iii) consider contributing the additional revenue identified in this report towards any revenue pressure that the proposal at paragraph 2(vi) could (if approved by Full Council at its February 2020 budget setting meeting) create;’

 

Councillor Lishman and Councillor Briggs accepted the altered amendment, and this went forward as the substantive motion:

 

 

 

That Full Council are recommended:

 

(i)            to adopt the Council Tax Premium Policy

 

(ii)          to apply the following progression of increased premiums, in addition to those already approved-:

From 1 April 2020 · Properties empty for a period of more than 5 years – the maximum premium will be 200% - equivalent to a Council Tax charge x 3

From 1 April 2021 · Properties empty for a period of more than 10 years – the maximum premium will be 300% - equivalent to a Council Tax charge x 4

 

(iii)         consider contributing the additional revenue identified in this report towards any revenue pressure that the proposal at paragraph 2(vi) could (if approved by Full Council at its February 2020 budget setting meeting) create;

 

(iv)         Directs the Executive to undertake a statutory consultation of the Local Council Tax Support Scheme (the “Scheme”) in accordance with Schedule 1A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (as amended);

 

(v)          Directs the Executive to bring to Full Council an updated Scheme for consideration to its annual budget setting council in February 2020;

 

(vi)         Asks the Executive to consider and approve for consultation an amendment to the Scheme from 2020/21.  The proposal being to reduce the minimum payment for working age claimants from 17.5% to 15% over the next 2 years (1.5% in 2020/21 and a further 1% in 2021/22) and report to Full Council on this proposal at its annual budget setting meeting in February 2020 as part of the updated Scheme it presents in accordance with paragraph 2(v);

 

(vii)        Delegates authority to the council’s Head of Finance and Property to undertake the statutory consultation and all actions necessary to give effect to this resolution (including determining the length of the consultation period).

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.4 a recorded vote was taken.

 

On being put to the vote the motion was declared to be carried and it was RESOLVED accordingly.

 

 

   

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