Issue - meetings

To approve the Council tax base calculated for Telford and Wrekin for the 2025/26 financial year.

 The Cabinet Member: Finance and Governance presented the report in relation to setting the Council Tax Base and Special Fund purposes for the financial year 2025/26 as prescribed by the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012:2914). This was the first stage in the process of setting the Council Tax for 2025/26 with final recommendations on council tax levels being presented to Full Council on 27 February 2025.

Following the debate, as required by the Council’s Constitution, a Recorded Vote was taken:

For: (47) CouncillorsE Aston, S Bentley, K T Blundell, M Boylan, A J Burford, S P Burrell, E M Callear, L D Carter, C Chikandamina, E 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, J Kaur, L Lewis, G Luter, A D McClements, R Mehta, H Morgan, T J Nelson, R A Overton, N Page, L Parker, I Preece, S J Reynolds, S A W Reynolds, H Rhodes, R Sahota, P J Scott, S Syrda, G Thomas, P Thomas, J Thompson, K Tonks, R Tyrrell, J Urey, O Vickers and D R W White

Against: (0)

Abstain: (0)

RESOLVED – that:

a)    The calculation of the tax base for 2025/26 as at paragraph 4.4 and Appendix A be approved; and

b)   the amount calculated for Telford and Wrekin Council Tax base for 2025/26 for its Special Fund Area shall be as per the appropriate parish amounts detailed in Appendix A for the parishes listed in paragraph 4.5, in Accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012:2914) be approved.