Agenda item
Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2014/15
- Meeting of Budget Meeting, Council, Thursday 6th March, 2014 6.30 pm (Item 100.)
- View the background to item 100.
Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT
(A copy of the draft Budget Resolution will be circulated at the Council Meeting)
Minutes:
The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2014/15 and the options available for setting the Council Tax for 2014/15.
A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 99 above, was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.
It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:
That the content of the formal budget resolution for 2014/15 be approved.
Following debate thereon and in accordance with Minute No. 92 above, the voting on the Motion was recorded and the Members of the Council present at the time, voted as follows:
FOR THE MOTION:
Councillors Atkinson, Bennett, Brennan, Byrom, Carr, K.Cluskey, L. Cluskey, Cummins, M. Dowd, P. Dowd, Fairclough, Friel, Gatherer, Hardy, J. Kelly, J. J. Kelly, Kermode, Kerrigan, Killen, Lappin, P.Maguire, Maher, Mahon, McGinnity, McKinley, Moncur, Murphy, Page, Roberts, Robinson, Roche, Thompson, Tweed, Veidman and Webster.
AGAINST THE MOTION:
Councillors Ashton, Ball, Blackburn, Booth, Brodie-Browne, Crabtree, Cuthbertson, Dawson, Dodd, Dorgan, Dutton, Lord Fearn, Hands, Hartill, Hubbard, Jones, Keith, S. McGuire, McIvor, Papworth, Robertson, Shaw, Tonkiss, Sir Ron Watson and Weavers.
ABSTENTION
The Mayor (Councillor M. Fearn)
The Mayor declared that the Motion was carried by 35 votes to 25 with 1 abstention and it was
RESOLVED:
That:
(1) it be noted that at its meeting on 23 January 2014, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2014/15 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):
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(a) |
76,992.00 |
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 |
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(b) |
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as shown in the table below: |
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Parish |
Council Tax Base |
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(Band D Equivalent Properties) |
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Aintree Village |
1,972.24 |
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Formby |
8,877.62 |
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Hightown |
839.36 |
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Ince Blundell |
157.78 |
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Little Altcar |
261.79 |
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Lydiate |
1,976.84 |
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Maghull |
6,335.30 |
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Melling |
953.97 |
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Sefton |
228.65 |
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Thornton |
735.83 |
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(2) the Council calculates that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2014/15 (excluding Parish Precepts) is £99,465,195;
(3) the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2014/15 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:
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(a) |
£603,992,538
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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. |
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(b) |
-£503,655,780
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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) |
£100,336,758
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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) |
£1,303.21
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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) |
£871,563
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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) |
£1,291.89
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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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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 |
£ 1,337.52 1,298.09 1,296.94 1,302.98 1,301.44 1,357.60 1,380.74 1,310.76 1,304.04 1,298.01 |
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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 2014/15, the Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:
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Property Valuation Band |
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Proportion of |
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H |
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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 |
46.71 |
54.50 |
62.28 |
70.07 |
85.64 |
101.21 |
116.78 |
140.14 |
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Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner |
104.42 |
121.82 |
139.23 |
156.63 |
191.44 |
226.24 |
261.05 |
313.26 |
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(5) the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the table below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2014/15 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.
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Property Valuation Band |
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Proportion of |
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B |
C |
D |
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G |
H |
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Band D |
6/9 |
7/9 |
8/9 |
9/9 |
11/9 |
13/9 |
15/9 |
18/9 |
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£ |
£ |
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£ |
£ |
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Parish |
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Aintree Village |
1,042.81 |
1,216.61 |
1,390.42 |
1,564.22 |
1,911.83 |
2,259.42 |
2,607.03 |
3,128.44 |
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Formby |
1,016.52 |
1,185.95 |
1,355.37 |
1,524.79 |
1,863.63 |
2,202.47 |
2,541.31 |
3,049.58 |
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Hightown |
1,015.76 |
1,185.05 |
1,354.35 |
1,523.64 |
1,862.23 |
2,200.81 |
2,539.40 |
3,047.28 |
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Ince Blundell |
1,019.78 |
1,189.75 |
1,359.71 |
1,529.68 |
1,869.61 |
2,209.53 |
2,549.46 |
3,059.36 |
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Little Altcar |
1,018.76 |
1,188.55 |
1,358.35 |
1,528.14 |
1,867.73 |
2,207.31 |
2,546.90 |
3,056.28 |
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Lydiate |
1,056.20 |
1,232.23 |
1,408.27 |
1,584.30 |
1,936.37 |
2,288.43 |
2,640.50 |
3,168.60 |
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Maghull |
1,071.62 |
1,250.23 |
1,428.83 |
1,607.44 |
1,964.65 |
2,321.85 |
2,679.06 |
3,214.88 |
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Melling |
1,024.97 |
1,195.80 |
1,366.63 |
1,537.46 |
1,879.12 |
2,220.77 |
2,562.43 |
3,074.92 |
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Sefton |
1,020.49 |
1,190.57 |
1,360.66 |
1,530.74 |
1,870.91 |
2,211.06 |
2,551.23 |
3,061.48 |
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Thornton |
1,016.47 |
1,185.88 |
1,355.30 |
1,524.71 |
1,863.54 |
2,202.35 |
2,541.18 |
3,049.42 |
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All Other Parts of the Council's Area |
1,012.39 |
1,181.12 |
1,349.86 |
1,518.59 |
1,856.06 |
2,193.51 |
2,530.98 |
3,037.18 |
(6) the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2014/15 is not deemed to be excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Supporting documents:
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Council - Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2014-2015, item 100.
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Council - Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2014-2015 - Annex A, item 100.
PDF 343 KB