Agenda item

Council Tax - District Element

That

 

·         The following amounts be calculated for the year 2026/27, in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

(a)

£55,457,160

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)

£44,057,072

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

(c)

£11,400,088

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

(d)

£284.11

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)

£4,177,830

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

(f)

£179.99

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 Area

£

 

 

Abbots Langley

307.40

 

 

Batchworth

279.32

 

 

Chorleywood

291.46

 

 

Croxley Green

294.43

 

 

Sarratt

282.63

 

 

Watford Rural

255.68

 

 

Unparished

266.54

 

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

204.93

239.09

273.24

307.40

375.71

444.02

512.33

614.80

Batchworth

186.21

217.25

248.28

279.32

341.39

403.46

465.53

558.64

Chorleywood

194.30

226.69

259.08

291.46

356.23

421.00

485.76

582.92

Croxley Green

196.28

229.00

261.71

294.43

359.86

425.29

490.71

588.86

Sarratt

188.42

219.82

251.23

282.63

345.44

408.25

471.05

565.26

Watford Rural

170.45

198.86

227.27

255.68

312.50

369.32

426.13

511.36

Unparished

177.69

207.31

236.92

266.54

325.77

385.01

444.23

533.08

 

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

Minutes:

Councillor Price moved the recommendations relating to the District element of the Council Tax. It was explained that the calculation combined the District element, Special Expenses and Parish Precepts and that the 2.99% increase was calculated across the total district tax base. Councillor Giles-Medhurst seconded the motion.

 

On being put to the vote the substantive motion was declared CARRIED by the Chair with the voting being

 

For Councillors, Davies, Drury, Gazzard, Giles-Medhurst, Humphreys, Khiroya, J King, S King, Lloyd, Major, Martin, Mitchell, Nelmes, Price, Raeburn, Rainbow, Scarth, Sian, Smith, Stungo, Tankard, Whatley-Smith and Winter (23)

 

Against Councillors, Alley, Campbell, Cooper, Edwards, Fraser, Hearn, Merali, Morris, Ranger and Reed. (10)

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