Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment introduced the annual Council Tax Base setting report for the 2018/19 financial year.

The Cabinet Member advised that the number of Band D equivalent properties had increased by over 1,500 compared to 2017/18, which would generate an additional £1.7m of income based on the current rate of Council Tax.  Arising from a question, the Chief Operating Officer agreed to respond to Cabinet Members on the rationale for the number of A* equivalent properties.

The Cabinet resolved to agree that, in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council as its Tax Base for the year 2018/19 shall be 48,782.31 Band ‘D’ properties.

(Councillor Turner left the meeting at the conclusion of this item.)