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MOVED by Cllr De Ryk, SECONDED by Cllr Rathbone and RESOLVED
to:
1.   
note the Council Tax Base calculation for 2024/25, as set out in
the annual Council Tax Base government return, attached at Appendix
A;
2.   
agree a Council Tax Base of 90,414.0 Band D equivalent properties
for 2024/25;
3.   
agree a budgeted Council Tax collection rate of 95.0%;
4.   
agree no changes be made to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS)
for 2024/25, that eligible claimants make a minimum contribution of
25% towards their council tax;
5.   
agree the continuation of the discretionary Council Tax discount of
100% for care leavers up to the age of 25, as set out in section
five of this report;
6.   
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount for second homes be
continued for 2024/25, as set out in section five of this
report;
7.   
agree that from 2025/26 a 100% premium be applied to second homes,
as set out in section five of this report;
8.   
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount for empty homes
Class A (an empty property undergoing structural alteration or
major repair to make it habitable) be continued, as set out in
section five of this report;
9.   
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount applied immediately
for empty homes – Class C (a substantially empty and
unfurnished property) be continued, as set out in section five of
this report;
10. agree
that the existing Long Term Empty Property homes premium of: 100%
for properties empty between two and five years, 200% for those
empty for over five years, and 300% for properties that remain
empty for 10 years or more continues, as set out in section five of
this report;
11. agree
that as per Clause 76(1) of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill
2022-23, from the 1 April 2025, the definition of a Long Term Empty
Property home be amended to a dwelling which has been unoccupied
and substantially unfurnished for a continuous period of one year
(currently two years), as set out in section five of this
report;
12. agree
that from 1 April 2025 the 100% premium applied to Long Term Empty
Property be applied to properties which have remained empty for at
least one year, as set out in section five of this report;
13. agree
the continuation of the existing policy of a 25%
‘sanctuary’ discount to ensure residents eligible for a
single person discount are not financially worse off as a result of
housing a refugee, as set out in section five of this report;
14. agree
the continuation of the discretionary War Disablement Pensions and
War Widow Pensions scheme discount as set out in section five of
this report;
15. note
the proposed 2024/25 National Non Domestic Rate (NNDR) estimated
net yield of £58m, based on current information
available.
16. agree
to delegate the approval of the final 2024/25 NNDR1 form to the
Acting Executive Director for Corporate Resources for submission by
the deadline of 31 January 2024.