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
39,173.0 for 2026/27 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 this report.
2)   
To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and
Community Wealth Building, determine the final amounts for the
Council Tax Base for 2026/27.
3)   
To agree that the Chief Finance Officer, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and
Community Wealth Building, determine net yield from Business Rate
income for 2026/27.