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Consideration was given to a report seeking approval of the Budget and Council Tax level for 2016/17.  As part of the council tax setting process approval is also sought for the prudential indicators and Minimum Revenue Position Statement.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 20.4, a recorded vote was taken as follows:-

Councillors For the Recommendation:-

R Beadle, C Bradley, M Brain, L Caffrey, M Charlton, B Clelland, B Coates, P Craig, S Craig, D Davidson, W Dick, S Dickie, P Dillon, K Dodds, C Donovan, A Douglas, J Eagle, M Foy, P Foy, M Gannon, A Geddes, B Goldsworthy, M Goldsworthy, J Graham, M Graham, T Graham, J Green, L Green, G Haley, M Hall, J Hamilton, M Henry, F Hindle, L Holmes, M Hood, J Lee, J McClurey, J McElroy, C McHugh, E McMaster, M McNestry, P Mole, B Oliphant, C Ord, M Ord, D Robson, C Simcox, J Simpson, A Thompson, L Twist, J Wallace, N Weatherley, A Wheeler and K Wood

Councillors Against the Recommendation:-

Nil

Councillors Abstained:-

Nil

COUNCIL RESOLVED:-

(1)           That Gateshead’s BandD council tax for 2016/17 is increased by 3.99% to £1,530.03.

(2)           The revenue estimates of£198.883m for 2016/17 be approved.

(3)           That use of £3.971m from theCouncil’s General Reserve and £0.438m fromthe Public HealthReserve beagreed to mitigatethe impact of budgetproposals in 2016/17.

(4)           That the indicativeschools funding presented in appendix 2be agreed.

(5)           That the recommendations of theStrategic Director, Corporate Resources inrespect of therobustness of estimates and adequacy of reserves identifiedin appendix 5be noted.

(6)           That the Prudential and Treasury Indicators set out in appendix 6to this report beagreed.

(7)           That the method of calculating the Minimum Revenue Provision(MRP) for2016/17 as set out in appendix 7 be approved.

(8)           That the Budget Proposals following theoutcome of consultationin appendix 2be noted.

(9)           That it be noted that at its meeting on 19January 2016, Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2016/17in accordance withregulations madeunder Section 31B(3) of the Local GovernmentFinance Act 1992 asamended by the LocalismAct 2011:-

(a)          50,480.1 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordancewith regulation3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation ofCouncil Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as its Council Tax base for theyear;

(b)          1,184.7 for Lamesley Parish being the amount calculated by theCouncil, in accordance with regulation6 of theRegulations, as the amount ofits Council Tax base for the year for dwellings inthose partsof its areato whichspecial items relate.

(10)        That the following amounts be now calculated by theCouncil for the year 2016/17 inaccordance with Sections 31A,31Band 34to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011(‘the Act’): -

(a)          £574,790,475 being theaggregate total of theexpenditure amounts, whichthe  ...  view the full minutes text for item 98

Report of the Chief Executive and Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

Consideration has been given to recommending to Council the proposed Budget and Council Tax Level for 2016/17 and the prudential indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement as set out in the report.

RESOLVED- That the following recommendations be madeto theCouncil:

(1)          That Gateshead’s Band D council tax for 2016/17 is increased by3.99% to£1,530.03

(2)          The revenue estimatesof£198.883m for2016/17 be approved.

(3)          That useof £3.971m from the Council’s General Reserve and £0.438m fromthe Public HealthReservebe agreedto mitigatetheimpactof budget proposals in 2016/17.

(4)          That theindicativeschoolsfunding presented inAppendix2 be agreed.

(5)          That therecommendations of theStrategic Director, CorporateResources in respectoftherobustness of estimatesand adequacyof reserves identified inappendix5 benoted.

(6)          That the Prudentialand TreasuryIndicators set out in Appendix 6to thisreport be agreed.

(7)          That the methodof calculating the Minimum RevenueProvision(MRP) for2016/17 as set out in Appendix 7be approved.

(8)          That the BudgetProposalsfollowing theoutcome ofconsultationin Appendix2 be noted.

(9)          That itbe notedthatat its meeting on19January2016, Cabinet calculatedthe following amountsfor theyear2016/17in accordancewithregulationsmadeunder Section 31B(3) of the Local GovernmentFinanceAct 1992 as amended by theLocalismAct 2011:-

(a)          50,480.1being the amountcalculated bythe Council, in accordance withregulation3 of the LocalAuthorities (Calculation of CouncilTax Base) (England) Regulations2012,as its Council Tax base for theyear;

(b)          1,184.7for LamesleyParishbeing the amount calculated bythe Council, in accordance withregulation6 oftheRegulations, asthe amountofitsCouncil Tax basefor the yearfor dwellings in thosepartsofits area towhichspecial items relate.

(10)       That the following amountsbe nowcalculated bythe Councilfor the year2016/17 inaccordance withSections31A,31Band34to 36 of the LocalGovernment Finance Act 1992,as amended by theLocalism Act2011(‘theAct’): -

(a)          £574,790,475 being theaggregatetotal of theexpenditure amounts,whichthe Council estimatesfor the items, set outinSection 31A(2)ofthe Act taking into accounttheprecept issued byLamesleyParishCouncil

(b)          (£497,545,093) being theaggregatetotal of theincomeamounts,whichthe Council estimate forthe items, set out in Section 31A(3) ofthe Act

(c)          £77,245,382being the amountby whichthe aggregateat (a)aboveexceeds the aggregateat (b) above, calculated bythe Council, inaccordancewithSection31A(4) of the Act, as its CouncilTax requirementfor theyear including Lamesley ParishCouncil

(d)          £1,530.2145being the amountat (c) above, all dividedby theamountat (9)(a) above, calculated by theCouncil, in accordance withSection31B(1) of the Act, asthebasicamount of its Council Taxfor theyearincluding LamesleyParishCouncil

(e)          £9,258.36 being the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 171