Agenda item

Council Tax Resolution 2016/17

Minutes:

 

Council were presented with the Council Tax Resolution 2016/17, the purpose was:

 

1.    Council is bound by Statute to specific timescales for Council Tax setting and is also required to make certain defined resolutions.  The recommendations that form the major part of this report are designed to comply with those Statutory Provisions.

2.    The recommended resolutions also draw together the Council Tax implications of precepts notified by the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent and Town and Community Councils, thereby enabling the County Council to establish its headline Council Tax levels at the various property bands within each Town or Community area.

 

Since the Council considered and approved the budget at Council on the 21st January 2016, the Minister has responded to the proposal submitted by Local Government to introduce a Rural Stabilisation Grant for the Authorities that received the greatest reduction in funding from Welsh Government.  The result is that Monmouthshire has received an additional £109k in funding for 2016/17.  In addition, the authority’s Single Environment Grant has been notified indicating a 3.5% reduction in the grant, instead of the 6.4% reduction expected and thereby reducing the pressure in the waste budget by circa £70k.  The report to Council indicated that if the final funding figures from WG improve, it is recommended that the redundancy budget be funded within the base budget as far as possible.

Statute requires that Council makes appropriate recommendations to prescribed timescales for setting the Council Tax payable for the coming financial year.  The Council must also account for precepts made upon it by the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent and by Town and Community Councils.  The Council is also required to authorise officers to undertake advance recovery action through the Courts where necessary.

During debate we noted the following:

 

·         A question was raised regarding the average across Monmouthshire for precepts for coming year.  In response, we were informed that town councils could increase precepts, as required.

·         Some members felt that it was difficult for precepts to be set, due to the uncertainty of service devolution.

·         The budget planning assumption was 4.95% based on 4.5% cut, however, the cut had been reduced and the saving had been passed to the public.  Precepts were varied, depending on the individual town or community council. 

 

The Council resolved to agree recommendations within the report:

 

 

2.1       It is recommended that the revenue estimates for the year 2016/17 as attached in Appendix 1 be approved.  (Note that the summary approved by the Council at its meeting of 21st January 2016 has been adjusted for updates to the settlement notified by Welsh government since that meeting).

 

2.2       It is recommended it be noted that, at its meeting on 21st January 2016, Council calculated the amounts set out below for the year 2016/17 in accordance with sections 32 and 33 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ("the Act").

 

For information, sections 32 and 33 of the 1992 Act have been extensively amended by Schedule 12 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.   Both are further amended by the Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (Wales) Regulations 2002  (the “2002 regulations”) and The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (Wales) Regulations 2013. Section 33 is further amended by the Local Government Reorganisation (Calculation of Basic Amount of Council Tax) (Wales) Order 1996.  All necessary legislative and statutory amendments have been taken into account in calculating the following amounts: -

 

(a)       45,102.03 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 33 of the Act and The Regulations (as amended by Regulations 1999 no. 2935), as its Council Tax base for the year;

 

(b)          Part of the Council’s Area, being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34 of the Act, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which one or more special items relate:

 

 

Community

Council Tax Base for 2016/17

 

Community

Council Tax Base for 2016/17

Abergavenny

4,807.62

 

Llanhennock

286.33

Caerwent

1,097.15

 

Llanover

820.15

Caldicot

3,987.91

 

LlantillioCroesenny

457.18

Chepstow

5,445.06

 

LlantillioPertholey

1,598.85

Crucorney

738.31

 

Llantrissant Fawr

263.38

Devauden

638.80

 

Magor with Undy

2,913.52

Goetre Fawr

1,183.34

 

Mathern

622.99

Grosmont

491.60

 

Mitchell Troy

739.60

Gwehelog Fawr

286.83

 

Monmouth

4,995.48

Llanarth

491.35

 

Portskewett

1,008.69

Llanbadoc

465.17

 

Raglan

1,070.78

Llanelly Hill

1,902.42

 

Rogiet

715.33

Llanfoist Fawr

1,866.14

 

Shirenewton

727.59

LlangattockVibon Abel

675.35

 

St.Arvans

456.36

Llangwm

274.87

 

Tintern

502.87

Llangybi

535.21

 

Trellech

1,655.35

 

 

 

Usk

1,380.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

45,102.03

 

It is recommended that Council resolves:

 

2.3      That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2016/17 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Act and sections 47 and 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (as amended):

 

             (a)       £145,028,163            being the aggregate of the amounts the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2) (a) to (d) of the Act less the aggregate of the amounts the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32 (3) (a) and (c) of the Act calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year

 

             (b)       £91,548,002              being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council fund in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates and  revenue support grant in accordance with Section 33 (3)

 

             (c)       £6,000                        being the cost to the authority of discretionary non-domestic rate relief anticipated to be granted (under sections 47 and 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , as amended)

 

             (d)       £1,185.89                   being the amount at 2.3(a) and 2.3(c) above less the amount at 2.3(b) above, all divided by the amount at 2.2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year

 

             (e)       £2,149,634                 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34 of the Act (Town and Community Precepts)

 

(f)        £1,138.23                    being the amount at 2.3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.3(e) above by the amount at 2.2(a) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special item relates.

 

(g)       Part of the Council’s Area, being 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 amounts at 2.2(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 the area to which one or more special items relate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Council

Precept Band D Equivalent                  £’s

 

Community Council

Precept Band D Equivalent

£’s

 

 

 

 

 

Abergavenny

58.26

 

Llanover

14.02

Caerwent

40.10

 

LlantillioCroesenny

11.81

Caldicot

73.96

 

LlantillioPertholey

25.21

Chepstow

91.73

 

Llantrissant Fawr

17.09

Crucorney

12.87

 

Magor with Undy

51.48

Devauden

12.52

 

Mathern

25.81

Goetre Fawr

24.08

 

Mitchell Troy

15.55

Grosmont

12.21

 

Monmouth

47.46

Gwehelog Fawr

15.69

 

Portskewett

20.32

Llanarth

13.23

 

Raglan

32.50

Llanbadoc

29.09

 

Rogiet

49.60

Llanelly Hill

38.43

 

Shirenewton

27.11

Llanfoist Fawr

34.83

 

St.Arvans

25.62

LlangattockVibon Abel

13.33

 

Tintern

34.80

Llangwm

16.37

 

Trellech

18.73

Llangybi

18.68

 

Usk

102.18

Llanhennock

16.90

 

 

 

 

(h)         The County Council Area, being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at 2.3(f) 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.

 

Council Tax Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Proportion

6

7

8

9

11

13

15

18

21

Council Tax Charge

758.82

885.29

1011.76

1138.23

1391.17

1644.11

1897.05

2276.46

2655.87

 

(i)            Part of the Council’s Area, being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.3(g) and 2.3(h) 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: -

 

 

 

County Council plus Town/Community Council

 

          A

          B

           C

          D

         E

          F

          G    

            H

            I

Abergavenny

797.66

930.60

1,063.55

1,196.49

1,462.38

1,728.26

1,994.15

2,392.98

2,791.81

Caerwent

785.55

916.48

1,047.40

1,178.33

1,440.18

1,702.03

1,963.88

2,356.66

2,749.44

Caldicot

808.13

942.81

1,077.50

1,212.19

1,481.57

1,750.94

2,020.32

2,424.38

2,828.44

Chepstow

819.97

956.64

1,093.30

1,229.96

1,503.28

1,776.61

2,049.93

2,459.92

2,869.91

Crucorney

767.40

895.30

1,023.20

1,151.10

1,406.90

1,662.70

1,918.50

2,302.20

2,685.90

Devauden

767.17

895.03

1,022.89

1,150.75

1,406.47

1,662.19

1,917.92

2,301.50

2,685.08

Goetre

774.87

904.02

1,033.16

1,162.31

1,420.60

1,678.89

1,937.18

2,324.62

2,712.06

Grosmont

766.96

894.79

1,022.61

1,150.44

1,406.09

1,661.75

1,917.40

2,300.88

2,684.36

Gwehelog

769.28

897.49

1,025.71

1,153.92

1,410.35

1,666.77

1,923.20

2,307.84

2,692.48

Llanarth

767.64

895.58

1,023.52

1,151.46

1,407.34

1,663.22

1,919.10

2,302.92

2,686.74

Llanbadock

778.21

907.92

1,037.62

1,167.32

1,426.72

1,686.13

1,945.53

2,334.64

2,723.75

Llanelly Hill

784.44

915.18

1,045.92

1,176.66

1,438.14

1,699.62

1,961.10

2,353.32

2,745.54

Llanfoist

782.04

912.38

1,042.72

1,173.06

1,433.74

1,694.42

1,955.10

2,346.12

2,737.14

Llangattock V A

767.71

895.66

1,023.61

1,151.56

1,407.46

1,663.36

1,919.27

2,303.12

2,686.97

Llangwm

769.73

898.02

1,026.31

1,154.60

1,411.18

1,667.76

1,924.33

2,309.20

2,694.07

Llangybi

771.27

899.82

1,028.36

1,156.91

1,414.00

1,671.09

1,928.18

2,313.82

2,699.46

Llanhennock

770.09

898.43

1,026.78

1,155.13

1,411.83

1,668.52

1,925.22

2,310.26

2,695.30

Llanover

768.17

896.19

1,024.22

1,152.25

1,408.31

1,664.36

1,920.42

2,304.50

2,688.58

LlantillioCroess

766.69

894.48

1,022.26

1,150.04

1,405.60

1,661.17

1,916.73

2,300.08

2,683.43

LlantillioPertholey

775.63

904.90

1,034.17

1,163.44

1,421.98

1,680.52

1,939.07

2,326.88

2,714.69

Llantrissant

770.21

898.58

1,026.95

1,155.32

1,412.06

1,668.80

1,925.53

2,310.64

2,695.75

Magor with Undy

793.14

925.33

1,057.52

1,189.71

1,454.09

1,718.47

1,982.85

2,379.42

2,775.99

Mathern

776.03

905.36

1,034.70

1,164.04

1,422.72

1,681.39

1,940.07

2,328.08

2,716.09

Mitchell Troy

769.19

897.38

1,025.58

1,153.78

1,410.18

1,666.57

1,922.97

2,307.56

2,692.15

Monmouth

790.46

922.20

1,053.95

1,185.69

1,449.18

1,712.66

1,976.15

2,371.38

2,766.61

Portskewett

772.37

901.09

1,029.82

1,158.55

1,416.01

1,673.46

1,930.92

2,317.10

2,703.28

Raglan

780.49

910.57

1,040.65

1,170.73

1,430.89

1,691.05

1,951.22

2,341.46

2,731.70

Rogiet

791.89

923.87

1,055.85

1,187.83

1,451.79

1,715.75

1,979.72

2,375.66

2,771.60

Shirenewton

776.89

906.38

1,035.86

1,165.34

1,424.30

1,683.27

1,942.23

2,330.68

2,719.13

St. Arvans

775.90

905.22

1,034.53

1,163.85

1,422.48

1,681.12

1,939.75

2,327.70

2,715.65

Tintern

782.02

912.36

1,042.69

1,173.03

1,433.70

1,694.38

1,955.05

2,346.06

2,737.07

Trelech

771.31

899.86

1,028.41

1,156.96

1,414.06

1,671.16

1,928.27

2,313.92

2,699.57

Usk

826.94

964.76

1,102.59

1,240.41

1,516.06

1,791.70

2,067.35

2,480.82

2,894.29

 

 

 

 

 

2.4         That it be noted for the year 2016/17 that the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has notified the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the dwellings shown above: -

 

Council Tax Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Proportion

6

7

8

9

11

13

15

18

21

Council Tax Charge

146.71

171.16

195.61

220.06

268.96

317.86

366.77

440.12

513.47

 

2.5         That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.3(i) and 2.4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Act, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2016/17 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below: -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County Council plus Town/Community Council plus Police and Crime Commissioner

 

            A

           B

          C

           D

           E

          F

          G

           H

            I

Abergavenny

944.37

1,101.76

1,259.16

1,416.55

1,731.34

2,046.12

2,360.92

2,833.10

3,305.28

Caerwent

932.26

1,087.64

1,243.01

1,398.39

1,709.14

2,019.89

2,330.65

2,796.78

3,262.91

Caldicot

954.84

1,113.97

1,273.11

1,432.25

1,750.53

2,068.80

2,387.09

2,864.50

3,341.91

Chepstow

966.68

1,127.80

1,288.91

1,450.02

1,772.24

2,094.47

2,416.70

2,900.04

3,383.38

Crucorney

914.11

1,066.46

1,218.81

1,371.16

1,675.86

1,980.56

2,285.27

2,742.32

3,199.37

Devauden

913.88

1,066.19

1,218.50

1,370.81

1,675.43

1,980.05

2,284.69

2,741.62

3,198.55

Goetre

921.58

1,075.18

1,228.77

1,382.37

1,689.56

1,996.75

2,303.95

2,764.74

3,225.53

Grosmont

913.67

1,065.95

1,218.22

1,370.50

1,675.05

1,979.61

2,284.17

2,741.00

3,197.83

Gwehelog

915.99

1,068.65

1,221.32

1,373.98

1,679.31

1,984.63

2,289.97

2,747.96

3,205.95

Llanarth

914.35

1,066.74

1,219.13

1,371.52

1,676.30

1,981.08

2,285.87

2,743.04

3,200.21

Llanbadock

924.92

1,079.08

1,233.23

1,387.38

1,695.68

2,003.99

2,312.30

2,774.76

3,237.22

Llanelly Hill

931.15

1,086.34

1,241.53

1,396.72

1,707.10

2,017.48

2,327.87

2,793.44

3,259.01

Llanfoist

928.75

1,083.54

1,238.33

1,393.12

1,702.70

2,012.28

2,321.87

2,786.24

3,250.61

Llangattock V A

914.42

1,066.82

1,219.22

1,371.62

1,676.42

1,981.22

2,286.04

2,743.24

3,200.44

Llangwm

916.44

1,069.18

1,221.92

1,374.66

1,680.14

1,985.62

2,291.10

2,749.32

3,207.54

Llangybi

917.98

1,070.98

1,223.97

1,376.97

1,682.96

1,988.95

2,294.95

2,753.94

3,212.93

Llanhennock

916.80

1,069.59

1,222.39

1,375.19

1,680.79

1,986.38

2,291.99

2,750.38

3,208.77

Llanover

914.88

1,067.35

1,219.83

1,372.31

1,677.27

1,982.22

2,287.19

2,744.62

3,202.05

LlantillioCroess

913.40

1,065.64

1,217.87

1,370.10

1,674.56

1,979.03

2,283.50

2,740.20

3,196.90

LlantillioPertholey

922.34

1,076.06

1,229.78

1,383.50

1,690.94

1,998.38

2,305.84

2,767.00

3,228.16

Llantrissant

916.92

1,069.74

1,222.56

1,375.38

1,681.02

1,986.66

2,292.30

2,750.76

3,209.22

Magor with Undy

939.85

1,096.49

1,253.13

1,409.77

1,723.05

2,036.33

2,349.62

2,819.54

3,289.46

Mathern

922.74

1,076.52

1,230.31

1,384.10

1,691.68

1,999.25

2,306.84

2,768.20

3,229.56

Mitchell Troy

915.90

1,068.54

1,221.19

1,373.84

1,679.14

1,984.43

2,289.74

2,747.68

3,205.62

Monmouth

937.17

1,093.36

1,249.56

1,405.75

1,718.14

2,030.52

2,342.92

2,811.50

3,280.08

Portskewett

919.08

1,072.25

1,225.43

1,378.61

1,684.97

1,991.32

2,297.69

2,757.22

3,216.75

Raglan

927.20

1,081.73

1,236.26

1,390.79

1,699.85

2,008.91

2,317.99

2,781.58

3,245.17

Rogiet

938.60

1,095.03

1,251.46

1,407.89

1,720.75

2,033.61

2,346.49

2,815.78

3,285.07

Shirenewton

923.60

1,077.54

1,231.47

1,385.40

1,693.26

2,001.13

2,309.00

2,770.80

3,232.60

St. Arvans

922.61

1,076.38

1,230.14

1,383.91

1,691.44

1,998.98

2,306.52

2,767.82

3,229.12

Tintern

928.73

1,083.52

1,238.30

1,393.09

1,702.66

2,012.24

2,321.82

2,786.18

3,250.54

Trelech

918.02

1,071.02

1,224.02

1,377.02

1,683.02

1,989.02

2,295.04

2,754.04

3,213.04

Usk

973.65

1,135.92

1,298.20

1,460.47

1,785.02

2,109.56

2,434.12

2,920.94

3,407.76

 

 

 

 

 

2.6         That Mrs J. Robson, Mr M. Howcroft, Miss R. Donovan, Mrs. S. Deacy, Mrs. W. Woods and Mrs. S. Knight be authorised under Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1972 to prosecute and appear on behalf of Monmouthshire County Council in proceedings before a Magistrates Court for the purpose of applying for Liability Orders in respect of Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates.

 

Carried    

Burrows and Evans left 3.05pm

 

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