Decision details

Further to Minute No. 27 of the Cabinet meeting held on 19 July 2012, the Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the proposals in the Local Government Finance Bill for the national Council Tax Benefit system to be replaced by a Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme from 2013-14, which would reduce expenditure by 10 per cent as part of a wider policy of decentralisation and welfare reform.

The report also set out the details of ‘Localising Support for Council Statement of Intent’ published by the Department for Communities and Local Government in May 2012 on the specific proposals for local authorities to produce a Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme and hold consultations with interested parties.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the report be noted; and

(2)            approval be given to the re-scheduling of the Council meeting from 7 February 2013 to 24 January 2013 to enable the Council Tax Reduction Scheme to be approved by the required deadline.