Received a report from the Corporate Directors of Customer Services and Resources setting out the calculation of the Council Tax Base for 2009/10 and providing information on powers available to the Council to reduce discounts for second homes and long term empty properties, and to award locally determined discounts.
Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve all of its Community Priorities, to recommend to the Assembly 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 Council as its Tax Base for the year 2009/10 shall be 51,527.5 Band ‘D’ properties;
(ii) the discount for short and long term empty properties and second homes continues to be set at 10%;
(iii) no locally determined discounts based on categories of property or occupier be awarded for 2009/10 onwards; and
(iv) the award of reductions for prompt payment be reconsidered for possible implementation for 2010/11.