Decision details

Council Tax & NNDR Tax Base 2016/17

Decision Maker: Officer Decision Making

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

(i)

To approve the amount calculated by Southampton City Council as its council tax base for the year commencing 1 April 2016 as 60,464 equivalent Band D dwellings.

(ii)

To note the level of the Collection Fund Council Tax Surplus to be taken into account in setting the 2016/17 Council Tax at £1.02M. Southampton City Council’s share of the projected surplus is £0.87M.

(iii)

To note the level of the Collection Fund Business Rate Surplus to be taken into account at £6.15M. Southampton City Council’s share of the projected surplus is £3.01M.

(iv)

To approve the NNDR1 estimates for submission to the Department for Communities & Local Government (DCLG) as follows:

	£M
Net Domestic Rating Income	96.90
Amount to be paid to Central Government (50%)	48.45
Amount to be retained by the Council (49%)	47.48
Amount to be passed to Hampshire Fire and Rescue (1%)	0.97

Reasons for the decision:

The report and recommendations have been prepared as part of the statutory requirement set the Council Tax Base and approve the NNDR1 BY 31 January.

Alternative options considered:

No alternative options are relevant to this report.

Report author: Mel Creighton

Publication date: 26/01/2016

Date of decision: 26/01/2016

Decided at meeting: 26/01/2016 - Officer Decision Making

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