Agenda item

Council Tax District Element

This report allows the Council to set the district element of the Council Tax for 2024/25. This includes the parish precepts.

Minutes:

Council considered a report setting out proposals for the District element of Council Tax for the 2024-24 financial year.

 

It was noted that the proposed amounts had been calculated in accordance with the formula set out in the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) taking housing numbers and rateable values into account.

 

A motion to approve was proposed by Councillor Keith Martin and seconded by Councillor Sarah Nelmes.  In accordance with legislation a recorded vote was held and the voting in respect of the motion was as follows:

 

FOR (20): Councillors Matthew Bedford, Ruth Clark, Harry Davies, Steve Drury, Stephen Giles-Medurst, Tony Humphreys, Raj Khiroya, Chris Lloyd, David Major, Keith Martin, Chris Mitchell, Sarah Nelmes, Kevin Raeburn, Paul Rainbow, Andrew Scarth, Roger Seabourne, Narinder Sian, Jonathon Solomons, Jon Tankard and Anne Winter.

 

AGAINST (0): None

 

ABSTAIN (10): Councillors Oliver Cooper, Stephen Cox, Andrea Fraser, Philip Hearn, Lisa Hudson, Joan King, Stephen King, Debbie Morris, David Raw and Ciaran Reed.

 

Consequently, the motion was carried.

 

RESOLVED that the following amounts be calculated for the year 2024/25, in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)

£50,971,208

 

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by parish councils.

 

(b)

£40,485,712

 

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

 

(c)

£10,485,496

 

being the amount by which the aggregate (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above.

 

(d)

£263.12

 

being the amount at (c) above divided by the council tax base, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including parish precepts).

 

(e)

£3,692,473

 

being the aggregate amount of all special items (parish precepts and special expenses)

 

(f)

£170.46

being the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special item relates.

 

(g)

 

Parts of the Council’s areas

£

Abbots Langley

289.32

Batchworth

261.70

Chorleywood

270.02

Croxley Green

255.54

Sarratt

269.40

Watford Rural

241.50

Unparished

247.14

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at (f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to the dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area listed above divided by the council tax base, 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 relate.

 

(h)       

Valuation Band

Parts of the Council's Area

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Abbots Langley

192.88

225.03

257.17

289.32

353.61

417.91

482.20

578.64

Batchworth

174.47

203.54

232.62

261.70

319.86

378.01

436.17

523.40

Chorleywood

180.01

210.02

240.02

270.02

330.02

390.03

450.03

540.04

Croxley Green

170.36

198.75

227.15

255.54

312.33

369.11

425.90

511.08

Sarratt

179.60

209.53

239.47

269.40

329.27

389.13

449.00

538.80

Watford Rural

161.00

187.83

214.67

241.50

295.17

348.83

402.50

483.00

Unparished

164.76

192.22

219.68

247.14

302.06

356.98

411.90

494.28

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at (g) above by the proportion in paragraph 3.7 of the report.

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