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Decision details

Council Tax Support Scheme 2019/20 and Council Tax Technical Reforms 2019

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

For agreement of the 2019/20 council tax support scheme

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

1.    That the uprating changes for the 2019/20 council tax support scheme detailed in the report be agreed, in order to maintain low council tax charges for those on lower incomes and other vulnerable residents

2.    That Council be recommended to adopt the new 2019/20 scheme.

3.    That Council be recommended to agree to implement the proposed council tax technical reforms concerning the increased empty property premium from 1 April 2019 and subsequent years following the amendments to Section 11B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

Report author: David Keppler

Publication date: 14/11/2018

Date of decision: 12/11/2018

Decided at meeting: 12/11/2018 - Cabinet

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