Purpose

The purpose of this report is to request
approval of the council tax base for the financial year
2026/27.

Decision

THAT:
In accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council
Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the Leader of the Council
approves the Council’s council tax base for 2026/27 as
follows:
1)For the whole of its area 39,974.31.
2) In respect of parish precepts, for those parts of its area
mentioned in appendix 2 to the attached report, the amounts
specified in appendix 2 to the attached report.

Reasons for the decision

The Council has a statutory obligation to set
its council tax base for 2026/27 before 31st January 2026.

Alternative options considered

The alternative to the proposal would be to
not approve the Council’s council tax base which would result
in the Council defaulting on a statutory obligation and trigger
default calculations being made by the precepting and major
precepting authorities.