Issue - meetings

Received a report from the Cabinet Member for Finance, Revenues and Benefits on the calculation of the Council Tax Base for 2011/12 and information on powers available to the Council in respect of awarding discounts.

Agreed, in order to comply with statute and assist in the calculation of the Authority’s Council Tax, that:-

(i)  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 Tax Base for the year 2011/12 shall be 52,723.7 Band ‘D’ properties;

(ii)  Discounts for long-term empty properties and second homes remain at 10% for 2011/12;

(iii)  No locally determined discounts based on categories of property or occupier be awarded for 2011/12;

(iv)  No locally determined reductions for prompt payment be awarded for 2011/12; and

(v)  The award of discounts and reductions is reviewed as part of the Council Tax setting process for 2012/13.