Purpose

To approve the Council Tax base for 2025/26.

Decision

Agreed:
 

(a) 
The provision for
uncollectable amounts of council tax for 2025/26 agreed at 1.75%
producing an expected collection rate of 98.25%;

 

(b) 
The council tax base
calculation for 2025/26 of 44,974.9 Band D equivalent dwellings
(being 45,776 x 98.25%); and

 

(c) 
That no notional
funding is passported to parish councils in respect of council tax
support.
 
Noted:
 

(d) 
The council tax base
is broken down as per recommendation (d) in the report, between
local parishes and the rest of Slough:

 

(e) 
The ongoing work to
estimate the 2024/25 year-end council tax position.