Agenda item

Setting the Council Tax - 2026/27

1.1             That it be noted that for the year 2026/27 the Hertfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire 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 dwelling shown below:-

Valuation Band

Precepting Authority

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Hertfordshire County Council

1030.46

1202.20

1373.95

1545.69

1889.18

2232.66

2576.15

3091.38

Hertfordshire County Council  Adult Social Care

208.33

243.06

277.78

312.50

381.94

451.39

520.83

625.00

Police & Crime Commissioner

186.67

217.78

248.89

280.00

342.22

404.44

466.67

560.00

Total

1425.46

1663.04

1900.62

2138.19

2613.34

3088.49

3563.65

4276.38

 

1.2             That, having calculated the aggregate in each case 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 2026/27 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

Valuation Band & Charges

Parts of the Council's Area

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Abbots Langley

1630.39

1902.13

2173.86

2445.59

2989.05

3532.51

4075.98

4891.18

Batchworth

1611.67

1880.29

2148.90

2417.51

2954.73

3491.95

4029.18

4835.02

Chorleywood

1619.76

1889.73

2159.70

2429.65

2969.57

3509.49

4049.41

4859.30

Croxley Green

1621.74

1892.04

2162.33

2432.62

2973.20

3513.78

4054.36

4865.24

Sarratt

1613.88

1882.86

2151.85

2420.82

2958.78

3496.74

4034.70

4841.64

Watford Rural

1595.91

1861.90

2127.89

2393.87

2925.84

3457.81

3989.78

4787.74

Unparished

1603.15

1870.35

2137.54

2404.73

2939.11

3473.50

4007.88

4809.46

 

Minutes:

Councillor Price moved the recommendations to set the Council Tax, incorporating the Hertfordshire County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner precepts. Councillor Giles-Medhurst seconded the motion.

 

On being to the vote, the substantive motion was declared CARRIED by the Chair, 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, D Morris, Ranger and Reed. (10)

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