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Budget and Council Tax Level 2021/22

Meeting: 25/02/2021 - Council (Item 54)

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Budget and Council Tax level for 2021/22. As part of the Council Tax setting process approval was sought for the prudential indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision Statement.

 

Councillor Wallace moved the following amendment to the recommendations in the report:

(1)        That Gateshead’s Band D council tax for 2021/22 is insert “not” increased delete “by 4.99% (including a 3% adult social care Government charge) to £1,914.92.”

(4)        The budgeted use of replace “£29.106” with “£33.883” million Earmarked Reserves in 2021/22 be approved (includes £26.564m ringfenced covid support to retained business rates).

(12)      That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2021/22 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)        £604,606,039 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)        Replace (£504,091,243) with (£508,867,969) 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)        Replace £100,514,796 with £95,738,070 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)        Replace £1,915.1549 with £1,824.1417 being the amount at (c) above, all divided by the amount at (11)(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)        £12,105.00 being the aggregate amount of all special items (Lamesley Parish Council) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act

(f)         Replace £1,914.9243 with £1,823.9111 being the amount at (d) less the result given by dividing the amount at (e) above by the amount at (11)(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                        Replace £1,925.0253 with £1,834.0121 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 (11)(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)       

                        Replace table above with this table;

                                   

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at (f) and (g)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 54


Meeting: 23/02/2021 - Cabinet (Item 94)

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Report of the Chief Executive and Corporate Management Team

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to recommending to Council the proposed Budget and Council Tax Level for 2021/22 and the prudential indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement as set out in the report.

 

RESOLVED - That the following recommendations be made to theCouncil:

 

(1)           That Gateshead’s BandD council tax for 2021/22 is increased by 4.99% (including a 3% adult social care Government Charge) to £1,914.92.

 

(2)           The revenue estimates of£238.758 million for 2021/22 are approved.

 

(3)      The extension of a council tax hardship scheme into 2021/22 using £2.779 million of support grant as set out in the report.

 

(4)           The budgeted use of £29.106 million Earmarked Reserves in 2021/22 be approved (includes £26.564 million ringfenced covid support to retained business rates).

 

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

 

(6)           To note the conclusions of theStrategic Director, Resources and Digital inrespect of therobustness of estimates and adequacy of reserves.

 

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

 

(8)           That the method of calculating the Minimum Revenue Provision(MRP) for 2021/22 as set out in appendix 7be approved.

 

(9)           That the initial proposed areas of priority investment and savings included in the budget in appendix 2 be agreed with further specific consultation and reporting to Cabinet to take place throughout the year as required.

 

(10)    That the outcome of initial budget consultation outlined in appendix 3 be noted.

 

(11)           That it be noted that at its meeting on 19January 2021, Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2021/22 in accordancewith regulationsmade under Section 31B(3) of the Local GovernmentFinance Act 1992 asamended by the LocalismAct 2011:-

 

(a)          52,483.9 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)          1,198.4 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.

 

(12)        That the following amounts be now calculated by theCouncil for the year 2021/2 inaccordance with Sections 31A,31Band 34to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011(‘the Act’): -

 

(a)          £604,606,039 being theaggregate total of theexpenditure amounts, whichthe Council estimates for the items, set out inSection 31A(2) ofthe Act taking into account theprecept issued by Lamesley ParishCouncil

 

(b)         (£504,901,243) being the aggregatetotal of the incomeamounts, whichthe Council estimate for the items, set out in Section 31A(3) ofthe Act

 

(c)          £100,514,796 being the amount by whichthe aggregateat (a) above exceeds theaggregate at (b) above, calculatedby the Council, inaccordance with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 94


 

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