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Council Tax Reduction Review
Decision Maker: Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The council must review its Council Tax Reduction scheme each year. This report sets out that review and its recommendations.
Decision:
(1) Note that the council undertook informal and formal consultation as a part of this review and that as a part of the formal consultation a draft scheme was published and people were invited to give their views on that draft scheme.
(2) Note the outcome of that consultation as set out in section 5
(3) Note that an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) has been undertaken on the proposed changes in the draft scheme (appendix 1) which has been summarised in section 7
(4) Notes that the Executive Director Finance & Resources will, prior to 1st April 2015, exercise her delegated powers to increase the appropriate calculative elements of the scheme, to give effect to national changes.
(5) That Policy & Resources Committee recommends to Council that:
(a) That the changes set out in section 3.17 are made to The Council Tax Reduction Scheme (Persons who are not Pensioners) (Brighton & Hove City Council) 2013 to take effect from 1st April 2015.
(b) Council note the consequence of the decision in 2.5.1 will mean the option to generate £1.7million through a more widely revised scheme included within the savings proposals elsewhere on this agenda cannot form part of the package for setting the 2015/16 budget and therefore alternative savings proposals will need to be identified. There is no further opportunity to revisit this scheme to support setting the 2015/16 budget.
Report author: Peter Francis
Publication date: 04/12/2014
Date of decision: 04/12/2014
Decided at meeting: 04/12/2014 - Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)
Accompanying Documents:
- Item 91 - LabGrp Amendment PDF 76 KB
- Council Tax Reduction Review PDF 113 KB
- Enc. 1 for Council Tax Reduction Review - Equality Impact Assessment PDF 431 KB
- Enc. 2 for Council Tax Reduction Review - Submission to Independent Commission on Local Government Finance PDF 353 KB
- Enc. 3 for Council Tax Reduction Review - Other single tier authorities PDF 75 KB
- Enc. 4 for Council Tax Reduction Review - Draft scheme PDF 177 KB
- Enc. 5 for Council Tax Reduction Review - Consultation Summary PDF 87 KB