Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Core Services introduced the annual Council Tax Base report for the 2022/23 financial year, which must be set by 31 January each year in accordance with Section 67 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

The Cabinet Member referred to the prescribed method of calculation of the Council Tax Base and advised that the debt provision for losses on collection had been reduced from 3% to 2%, due to improved collection procedures.

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 2022/23 shall be 52,079.16 Band ‘D’ properties.