Purpose

The Council is required to set
its council tax base and the expected business rate income for the
forthcoming year. These calculations are used as the basis for the
amount of income the Council will precept from the collection
fund.

Content

(Key
decision):
 
(1) To agree the provisional
Council Tax Base of 38,954.9 for 2025/26 for the whole area and
that the Council Tax Base for each of the Town and Parish areas of
the District shall be set out in
Appendix 2 of the report.
 
(2) To agree that the Chief
Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Financial Services, determine the final amounts for the Council Tax
Base for 2025/26.
 
(3) To agree that the Chief
Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Finance, determine net yield from Business Rate income for
2025/26.