Decision details
Council Tax Base: 2024/25
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Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Report of the Head of Financial Planning and
Management detailing the amount calculated by Southampton City
Council as its Council Tax base for the year commencing 1 April
2024.
Decision:
(i) To approve the amount calculated by Southampton City Council as its Council Tax Base for the year commencing 1 April 2024 as 66,989 equivalent Band D dwellings; and
(ii) To note the estimated Collection Fund cumulative council tax deficit for 2023/24 is £1.18M, of which Southampton City Council’s share is £0.99M.
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 2024.
Alternative options considered:
No alternative options are relevant to this report.
Report author: Stephanie Skivington
Publication date: 30/01/2024
Date of decision: 30/01/2024
Decided at meeting: 30/01/2024 - Officer Decision Making
Effective from: 07/02/2024
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