Issue - meetings

To receive the report setting the Council Tax Base 2024/25.

The Cabinet Member: Finance, Customer Services and Governance presented the report in relation to setting the Council Tax Base and Special Fund purposes for the financial year 2024/25 as prescribed by section 8 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2021.

This was the first stage in the process of setting the Council Tax for 2024/25 with final recommendations on council tax levels being presented to Full Council on 29 February 2024.

Following the debate, as required, a Recorded Vote was taken:

For: (48) Councillors E Aston, S Bentley, K T Blundell, M Boylan, A J Burford, S P Burrell, E Callear, L D Carter, G H Cook, E Davies, S Davies, P Davis, F Doran, N A Dugmore, A J Eade, A R H England, N A M England, S Handley, Z Hannington, C Healy, T L B Janke, A S Jhawar, J Jones, L Lewis, G Luter, A D McClements, R Mehta, K Middleton, H Morgan, T J Nelson, R A Overton, I Preece, S J Reynolds, H Rhodes, R Sahota, P J Scott, S Syrda, G Thomas, P Thomas, B J Thompson, K Tomlinson, W L Tomlinson, K Tonks, C R Turley, R Tyrrell, J Urey, O Vickers, P R Watling, D R W White.

Against: (0)

Abstain: (0)

RESOLVED – that:

a)    the calculation of the tax base for 2024/25 as set out at paragraph 4.4 and Appendix A of the report be approved; and

b)   in Accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012:2914), the amount calculated for Telford and Wrekin Council Tax base for 2024/25 for its Special Fund Area shall be as per the appropriate parish amounts detailed in Appendix A to the report for the parishes listed in paragraph 4.5 be approved.