Decision details

Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2013/14

Decision Maker: Council, Cabinet

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider options presented by the Strategic Budget Review and Transformation Programme

Decisions:

The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2013/14 and the proposed level of Council Tax for 2013/14.

 

A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 103 above, was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.

 

Members of the Council queried whether the budget resolution could be considered as the parish precept for Maghull had not been formally agreed by Maghull Town Council. The Chief Executive advised the Council that the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT had received notification of the parish precept for 2013/14 from Maghull Town Council and that Members could make a lawful decision accordingly.

 

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

 

That:

 

(1)       the Council Tax Grant for 2013/14 be accepted;

 

(2)       the Council set a 0% increase in Council Tax for Sefton Council in 2013/14; and

 

(3)       the content of the formal budget resolution for 2013/14 be approved.

 

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Motion was carried by 45 votes to 20, with 1 abstention and it was

 

RESOLVED:  That:

 

(1)       the Council Tax Grant for 2013/14 be accepted;

 

(2)       the Council set a 0% increase in Council Tax for Sefton Council in 2013/14;

 

(3)       it be noted that at its meeting on 31 January 2013, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2013/14 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):

(a)

76,516.20

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

 

(Band D Equivalent Properties)

Aintree Village

1,953.05

 

Formby

8,756.63

 

Hightown

832.29

 

Ince Blundell

158.05

 

Little Altcar

262.31

 

Lydiate

1,951.38

 

Maghull

6,256.29

 

Melling

942.90

 

Sefton

220.73

 

Thornton

725.13

 

 

(4)       the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2013/14 (excluding Parish Precepts) be calculated as £96,921,540;

 

(5)       the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2013/14 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)

£610,050,521

 

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)

-£512,274,902

 

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

(c)

£97,775,619

 

being the amount by which the aggregate at 5(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 5(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).

(d)

£1,277.84

 

being the amount at 5(c) above (item R), divided by the amount at 3(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).

(e)

£854,079

 

being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

(f)

£1,266.68

 

being the amount at 5(d) above, less the amount given by dividing the amount at 5(e) above by the amount at 3(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.

(g)

The amounts below, being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 5(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 3(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:

 

Parish

Aintree Village

Formby

Hightown

Ince Blundell

Little Altcar

Lydiate

Maghull

Melling

Sefton

Thornton

       £

 1,312.76

 1,271.81

 1,271.69

 1,275.73

 1,276.21

 1,333.25

 1,355.53

 1,285.77

 1,279.27

 1,272.89

(h)

The amounts below, being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 5(f) and 5(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:

 

 

Property Valuation Band

Proportion of Band D

A

6/9

B

7/9

C

8/9

D

9/9

E

11/9

F

13/9

G

15/9

H

18/9

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Parish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aintree Village

875.17

1,021.04

1,166.90

1,312.76

1,604.48

1,896.21

2,187.93

2,625.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formby

847.87

989.19

1,130.50

1,271.81

1,554.43

1,837.06

2,119.68

2,543.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hightown

847.79

989.09

1,130.39

1,271.69

1,554.29

1,836.89

2,119.48

2,543.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ince Blundell

850.49

992.23

1,133.98

1,275.73

1,559.23

1,842.72

2,126.22

2,551.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Altcar

850.81

992.61

1,134.41

1,276.21

1,559.81

1,843.41

2,127.02

2,552.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lydiate

888.83

1,036.97

1,185.11

1,333.25

1,629.53

1,925.81

2,222.08

2,666.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maghull

903.69

1,054.30

1,204.92

1,355.53

1,656.76

1,957.99

2,259.22

2,711.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melling

857.18

1,000.04

1,142.91

1,285.77

1,571.50

1,857.22

2,142.95

2,571.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sefton

852.85

994.99

1,137.13

1,279.27

1,563.55

1,847.83

2,132.12

2,558.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thornton

848.59

990.03

1,131.46

1,272.89

1,555.75

1,838.62

2,121.48

2,545.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Parts
of the Council's Area

844.45

985.20

1,125.94

1,266.68

1,548.16

1,829.65

2,111.13

2,533.36

 

(6)       it be noted that for the year 2013/14, the Fire and Rescue Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner have stated the following 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:

 

 

 

 

Property Valuation Band

 

 

 

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

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Precepting Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

45.80

53.43

61.07

68.70

83.97

99.23

114.50

137.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

102.42

119.49

136.56

153.63

187.77

221.91

256.05

307.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)       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 2013/14 for each partof its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:

 

 

 

 

Property Valuation Band

 

 

 

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

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Parish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aintree Village

1,023.39

1,193.96

1,364.53

1,535.09

1,876.22

2,217.35

2,558.48

3,070.18

Formby

996.09

1,162.11

1,328.13

1,494.14

1,826.17

2,158.20

2,490.23

2,988.28

Hightown

996.01

1,162.01

1,328.02

1,494.02

1,826.03

2,158.03

2,490.03

2,988.04

Ince Blundell

998.71

1,165.15

1,331.61

1,498.06

1,830.97

2,163.86

2,496.77

2,996.12

Little Altcar

999.03

1,165.53

1,332.04

1,498.54

1,831.55

2,164.55

2,497.57

2,997.08

Lydiate

1,037.05

1,209.89

1,382.74

1,555.58

1,901.27

2,246.95

2,592.63

3,111.16

Maghull

1,051.91

1,227.22

1,402.55

1,577.86

1,928.50

2,279.13

2,629.77

3,155.72

Melling

1,005.40

1,172.96

1,340.54

1,508.10

1,843.24

2,178.36

2,513.50

3,016.20

Sefton

1,001.07

1,167.91

1,334.76

1,501.60

1,835.29

2,168.97

2,502.67

3,003.20

Thornton

996.81

1,162.95

1,329.09

1,495.22

1,827.49

2,159.76

2,492.03

2,990.44

All Other Parts of the Council's Area

992.67

1,158.12

1,323.57

1,489.01

1,819.90

2,150.79

2,481.68

2,978.02

 

(8)       the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2013/14 is not deemed to be excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Publication date: 06/03/2013

Date of decision: 28/02/2013

Decided at meeting: 28/02/2013 - Council

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