Decision - Council Tax Base 2009/10

To set the council tax base and establish the estimated revenue from Council Tax for 2009/10.

(1)       That the report of the Interim Director of Finance & Resources for the calculation of the council’s tax base for the year 2009/10 be approved.

(2)       That the Collection Rate increases by 0.1% to 98.1% and that an additional budget allocation of £52,000 from 2009/10 is made to the Revenues Service to achieve this increase generating a net saving of £50,000.

(3)       That pursuant to the Interim Director of Finance & Resources report and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992, the amounts calculated by Brighton & Hove City Council as its council tax base for the year 2009/10 shall be as follows:-

(4)       For Brighton and Hove whole – 92,511.63

(5)       For the Royal Crescent Enclosure Committee – 30.29

(6)       For the Hanover Crescent Enclosure Committee – 40.35

(7)       For the Marine Square Enclosure Committee – 78.63

(8)       For the Parish of Rottingdean – 1,488.25

(9)       That for the purposes of Section 35(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the expenses of meeting the special levies issued to the council by the Enclosure Committees shall be its special expenses.