Decision details
Council Tax Base 2022/23
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Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Report detailing the amount calculated by
Southampton City Council as its Council Tax base for the year
commencing 1st April 2022
Decision:
That the Executive Director for Finance, Commercialisation & S151 Officer
(i) Approves the amount calculated by Southampton City Council as its Council Tax Base for the year commencing 1 April 2022 as 66,146 equivalent Band D dwellings.
(ii) Notes the estimated Collection Fund cumulative council tax surplus for 2021/22 is £2.65M, of which Southampton City Council’s share is £2.25M. For Southampton City Council £0.22M is to be added to this for tax setting purposes for 2022/23, being the share of the estimated in-year deficit for 2020/21 being spread into 2023/24.
Reasons for the decision:
The report and recommendations have been prepared as part of the statutory requirement to set the Council Tax Base for the year commencing 1 April 2022.
Alternative options considered:
No alternative options are relevant to this report
Other Relevant Matters Concerning the Decision:
None
Report author: Stephanie Skivington
Publication date: 24/01/2022
Date of decision: 24/01/2022
Decided at meeting: 24/01/2022 - Officer Decision Making
Effective from: 02/02/2022
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