Issue - decisions

RESOLVED

(1)  That the council tax discounts to apply for the 2017-2018 financial year are:

                                                    i.     Nil discount for second homes (to include those with planning restrictions – (Prescribed Classes A and B))

                                                   ii.     Nil discount for vacant, unoccupied and substantially unfurnished properties to include those properties which would previously have qualified for Class C exemption (Prescribed Class C)

                                                 iii.     Nil discount for unoccupied properties which would previously have qualified for Class A exemption (properties in need of or undergoing major repair) (Prescribed Class D)

(2)  That an Empty Home Premium of 50% be charged for the 2017-2018 financial year.

(3)  That no additional locally defined classes of discount should be determined for the 2017-2018 financial year

(4)  That in order to comply with section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, that the following resolutions are made:

(i)              No item of expenditure shall be treated as ‘special expenses’ for the purposes of section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

(ii)             This resolution shall remain in force for the 2017-2018 financial year;

(iii)            The calculation of the Council’s taxbase for the year 2017-2018 is approved (appendices 1 and 2);

(iv)           The amounts calculated by the Council as its council taxbase for the year 2017-2018 for its area and each part of its area shall be those set out in appendices 1 and 2 to the agenda report;

(v)            In order to offset some or all of the costs of council tax reduction to local  precepting authorities (parish councils), a grant is distributed as outlined in appendix 3 and described in paras 5.4 to 5.5 to the agenda report.