RESOLVED
(1) That the council tax discounts to apply for the 2018-2019 financial year are:
(a) Nil discount for second homes (to include those with planning restrictions – (Prescribed classes A & B))
(b) 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)
(c) 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 2018-2019 financial year.
(3) That no additional locally defined classes of discount should be determined for the 2018-2019 financial year.
(4) 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 2018-2019 financial year;
(iii) The calculation of Chichester District Council’s taxbase for the year 2018-2019 is approved;
(iv) The amounts calculated by the Chichester District Council as its council tax base for the year 2018-2019 for its area and each part of its area shall be those set out in appendices 1 and 2 to this 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 paragraph
5.4 of the agenda report for 2018-2019.