Decision details

Each year the Council is required to approve its Council Tax Base as part of the process for setting the Council Tax for the following year

The Cabinet will be asked to agree the Council Tax Base for 2012/13

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Education presented a report on the calculation of the Council Tax Base for 2012/13 and information on powers available to the Council to set locally determined discounts.

Cabinet agreed:-

  (i)  That in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992, the amount calculated by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as its Council Tax Base for the year 2012/13 shall be 53,086.9 Band ‘D’ properties;

  (ii)  That the discount for long-term empty properties and second homes continue to be set at 10%;

 (iii)  That no locally determined discounts based on categories of property or occupier be awarded for 2012/13; and

 (iv)  That there be no award of reductions for prompt payment during 2012/13.