Received a report from the Cabinet Member for Finance, Revenues and Benefits on the fees and charges for Council services which are proposed to come into effect from 4 January 2011.
The fees and charges have been reviewed in the context of the VAT increase to 20% from 4 January and the Council’s savings targets for 2011/12, whilst at the same time being sensitive to the current economic climate and the impact of any increase on the local community. With this in mind, it is not proposed to implement an across-the-board increase.
Agreed, in order to assist the Council in setting a robust budget for 2011/12, to:-
(i) The proposed fees and charges for 2011/12 as set out in Appendix A to the report, to be effective from 4 January 2011; and
(ii) Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources and the Cabinet Member for Children and Education, to set those fees and charges which are applied from September 2011 for schools and academic year based activities.