Decision details

Further to Minute No. 49 of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 January 2015, the Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT which provided details of feedback received on the recent consultation exercise regarding the proposed amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2015/16 and details of the updated Council Tax Base for 2015/16.

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

RESOLVED: That:

(1)       the revisions to the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2015/16 summarised in paragraph 3 of the report be approved and adopted to take effect from 1 April 2015;

(2)       the Council Tax Base 2015/16 as set out in Annex B of the report be approved; and

(3)       approval be given to the payment of grants to the Parish Councils in 2015/16 to compensate them for the cost of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, as set out in Annex B of the report.