Decision Maker: Council, Cabinet
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To consider options presented by the Strategic
Budget Review and Transformation Programme
The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2012/13 and the proposed level of Council Tax for 2012/13.
A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 111 above was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.
It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and
RESOLVED: That
(1) it be noted that at its meeting on 19 January 2012, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2012/2013 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):
(a) |
93,119.58 |
Band D equivalent properties, for the whole area [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended]; and |
(b) |
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as shown in the table below: |
Parish |
Council Tax Base |
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(Band D Equivalent Properties) |
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Aintree Village |
2,281.68 |
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Formby |
9,422.50 |
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Hightown |
890.21 |
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Ince Blundell |
193.31 |
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Little Altcar |
288.46 |
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Lydiate |
2,251.14 |
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Maghull |
7,130.09 |
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Melling |
1,092.57 |
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Sefton |
277.93 |
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Thornton |
816.97 |
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(2) the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2012/2013 (excluding Parish Precepts) be calculated as £117,952,710;
(3) the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2012/2013 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:
(a) |
£626,485,679
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being the aggregate 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. |
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(b) |
-£507,582,648
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being the aggregate amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act. |
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(c) |
£118,903,031
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being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act). |
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(d) |
£1,276.89
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being the amount at 3(c) above (item R), divided by the amount at 1(a) above (item T), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts). |
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(e) |
£950,321
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being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act. |
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(f) |
£1,266.68
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being the amount at 3(d) above, less the amount given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the amount at 1(a) above (item T), 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 relates. |
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(g) |
The amounts below, being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(f) above the amounts of thespecial items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in eachcase by the amount at 1(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Actas basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which specialitems relate: |
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Parish Aintree Village Formby Hightown Ince Blundell Little Altcar Lydiate Maghull Melling Sefton Thornton |
£ 1,306.12 1,271.24 1,270.89 1,275.47 1,275.35 1,333.25 1,355.53 1,283.15 1,279.27 1,272.19 |
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(h) |
The amounts below, being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 3(f) and 3(g) above by thenumber which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in aparticular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listedin valuation Band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as theamounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in differentvaluation bands: |
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(4) it be noted that for the year 2012/2013 the Police Authority and Fire and Rescue Authority have stated thefollowing amounts in precepts issued to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local GovernmentFinance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:
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Property Valuation Band |
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Proportion of |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Band D |
6/9 |
7/9 |
8/9 |
9/9 |
11/9 |
13/9 |
15/9 |
18/9 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Precepting Authority
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Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.91 |
52.39 |
59.88 |
67.36 |
82.33 |
97.30 |
112.27 |
134.72 |
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Merseyside Police Authority |
100.41 |
117.15 |
133.88 |
150.62 |
184.09 |
217.56 |
251.03 |
301.24 |
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(5) the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby setsthe aggregate amounts shown in the table below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2012/2013 for each partof its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:
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Property Valuation Band |
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Proportion of |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Band D |
6/9 |
7/9 |
8/9 |
9/9 |
11/9 |
13/9 |
15/9 |
18/9 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Parish |
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Aintree Village |
1,016.07 |
1,185.41 |
1,354.76 |
1,524.10 |
1,862.79 |
2,201.48 |
2,540.17 |
3,048.20 |
Formby |
992.81 |
1,158.28 |
1,323.75 |
1,489.22 |
1,820.16 |
2,151.10 |
2,482.03 |
2,978.44 |
Hightown |
992.58 |
1,158.01 |
1,323.44 |
1,488.87 |
1,819.73 |
2,150.59 |
2,481.45 |
2,977.74 |
Ince Blundell |
995.63 |
1,161.57 |
1,327.51 |
1,493.45 |
1,825.33 |
2,157.21 |
2,489.08 |
2,986.90 |
Little Altcar |
995.55 |
1,161.48 |
1,327.40 |
1,493.33 |
1,825.18 |
2,157.03 |
2,488.88 |
2,986.66 |
Lydiate |
1,034.15 |
1,206.51 |
1,378.87 |
1,551.23 |
1,895.95 |
2,240.67 |
2,585.38 |
3,102.46 |
Maghull |
1,049.01 |
1,223.84 |
1,398.68 |
1,573.51 |
1,923.18 |
2,272.85 |
2,622.52 |
3,147.02 |
Melling |
1,000.75 |
1,167.55 |
1,334.34 |
1,501.13 |
1,834.71 |
2,168.30 |
2,501.88 |
3,002.26 |
Sefton |
998.17 |
1,164.53 |
1,330.89 |
1,497.25 |
1,829.97 |
2,162.69 |
2,495.42 |
2,994.50 |
Thornton |
993.45 |
1,159.02 |
1,324.60 |
1,490.17 |
1,821.32 |
2,152.47 |
2,483.62 |
2,980.34 |
All Other Parts of the Council's Area |
989.77 |
1,154.74 |
1,319.70 |
1,484.66 |
1,814.58 |
2,144.51 |
2,474.43 |
2,969.32 |
(6) the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2012/2013 is not deemed to be excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Publication date: 09/03/2012
Date of decision: 01/03/2012
Decided at meeting: 01/03/2012 - Council
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