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Budget and Council Tax Level 2017/18

Report of the Acting Chief Executive and Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

 

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to recommending to Council the proposed Budget and Council Tax Level for 2017/18 and the prudential indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement as set out in the report.

 

 

 

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the following recommendations be made to the Council:

 

 

 

 

(1)

That Gateshead’s Band D council tax for 2017/18 is increased by 4.99% (including a 3% adult social care Government charge) to £1,606.41.

 

 

 

 

(2)

That therevenue estimates of £198.883m for 2016/17 be approved.

 

 

 

 

(3)

That theindicative schools funding presented inappendix 2 to the report be agreed.

 

 

 

 

(4)

That therecommendations of the Strategic Director, CorporateResources in respect ofthe robustness ofestimates and adequacy of reserves identifiedin appendix 5 to the reportbe noted.

 

 

 

 

(5)

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

 

 

 

 

(6)

That the methodof calculating the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) for2016/17 as set out in appendix 7 to the reportbe approved.

 

 

 

 

(7)

That the Budget proposals following theoutcome of consultation as set outin appendix 2 to the reportbe noted.

 

 

 

 

(8)

That it be notedthat 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)      50,480.1being 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)     1,186.8 for Lamesley Parish being the amount             calculated by the Council, in accordance with             regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amount of its             Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those             parts of its area to which special items relate.

 

 

 

 

(9)

That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31A,31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011 (‘the Act’): -

 

 

 

 

 

(a)        £565,059,612 being the aggregate total of the             expenditure amounts, which the Council estimates for             the items, set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking             into account the precept issued by Lamesley Parish             Council.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)        (£483,230,191) being the aggregate total of the             income amounts, which the Council estimate for the             items, set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

 

 

 

 

 

(c)        £81,829,421 being the amount by which the aggregate             at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above,             calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section             31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for             the year including Lamesley Parish Council.

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        £1,606.6028 being the amount at (c) above, all divided             by the amount at (8)(a) above, calculated by the             Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act,             as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year             including Lamesley Parish Council.

 

 

 

 

 

(e)        £9,769.00 being the aggregate amount of all special             items (Lamesley Parish Council) referred to in Section             34(1) of the Act.

 

 

 

 

 

(f)        £1,606.4110 being the amount at (d) less the result             given by dividing the amount at (e) above by the             amount at (8)(a) above, calculated by the Council, in             accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic             amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in             those parts of its area to which no special item             (Lamesley Parish Council) relates.

 

 

 

 

 

(g)        Part of the Council’s area: Lamesley Parish

            £1,614.6424 being the amounts given by adding to the             amount at (f) above the amounts of the special item or             items relating to dwellings in those parts of the             Council’s area mentioned above divided in each case             by the amount at (8)(b) above, calculated by the             Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act,             as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for             dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or             more special items (Lamesley Parish Council) relate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

            Valuation

            Band

Lamesley

Parish

£

All other parts of the Council’s area

£

            A

5.49

1,070.94

            B

6.40

1,249.43

            C

7.32

1,427.92

            D

8.23

1,606.41

            E

10.06

1,963.39

            F

11.89

2,320.37

            G

13.72

2,677.35

            H

16.46

3,212.82

 

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at (f) and (g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

 

 

 

 

(10)

That it be noted that for the year 2017/18, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below: -

 

Valuation

Band

Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

£

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority

£

A

65.55

51.75

B

76.48

60.37

C

87.40

69.00

D

98.33

77.62

E

120.18

94.87

F

142.03

112.12

G

163.88

129.37

H

196.66

155.24

 

 

 

 

(11)

That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (9)(h) and (10) above, the Council in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2017/18 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below: -

Valuation

Band

Lamesley

Parish

£

All other parts of the Council’s area

£

A

1,193.73

1,188.24

B

1,392.68

1,386.28

C

1,591.64

1,584.32

D

1,790.59

1,782.36

E

2,188.50

2,178.44

F

2,586.41

2,574.52

G

2,984.32

2,970.60

H

3,581.18

3,564.72

 

 

 

 

(12)

That under section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011), the Council’s relevant basic amount of council tax for 2017/18 is not excessive in accordance with the principles determined under section 52ZC of the Act.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

That consideration be given, in conjunction with the Local Government Association if appropriate, to what legal recourse may be available to the Council in relation to the government’s continued delay in laying before Parliament the final Local Government Settlement, which could have consequences for councils in carrying out their obligations to set a balanced budget and Council Tax level within the legal notice requirements.  

 

 

 

The above decisions have been made to fulfil the Council’s statutory duty to set the Budget and Council Tax for 2017/18.

 

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