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To consider the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Services.

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources, which sought approval to set the Council Tax rate for each property band for the whole of the Borough Council’s area, including the Council Tax rate as set by the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, and the local Parish Council in parished areas and to confirm the statutory resolutions that are required in order to set the Council Tax for 2023/24.

A Motion, to approve recommendations 2.1 to 2.7 in the report, was moved and seconded.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.5, voting was recorded as follows:

FOR:              Councillors: Aldridge, Anderson, Bailey, Mrs Blake, Blundell, Burnside, Clandon, Coughlan, Cummins, Daniels, Dowling, Eccles, Fennell, Fillis, Finch, Fowler, Furey, Gagen, Gordon, Gregson, Gresty, Hirrell, Hogan, Howard, Juckes, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Mitchell, Molloy Monaghan, Nixon, O'Neill, O'Toole, D Owen, G Owen, A Owens, Patel, Pope, Pryce-Roberts, Rigby, Thompson, Turpin, Upjohn, West, D Westley, Mrs Westley, Whittington, J Wilkie, K Wilkie, Witter and Yates (FIFTY ONE)

AGAINST:     NONE

The Motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:   A.     That it be noted that on the 15 December 2022, the Borough Treasurer declared the Council Tax Base amounts set out in Appendix A for the financial year 2023/24 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012.

B.     That the Budget for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24 (excluding parish precepts) be set at £16,327,095 in accordance with the earlier Budget Requirement report.

C.     That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the financial year 2023/2024 in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act):

a)     £66,427,547 being the aggregate of the amounts, which the Council estimates for the items, set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

b)     £57,128,935 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act

c)     £9,298,612 being the amount by which the aggregate at C.(a) above exceeds the aggregate at C.(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

d)     £244.09 being the amount at C.(c) above divided by 38,095.77 (the Tax Base) calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31(B) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for 2023/2024.

e)     £730,111 being the aggregate amount of all special items (i.e. Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

f)      £224.92 being the amount at C.(d) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at C.(e) above by 38,095.77 (the Tax Base), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for 2023/2024 for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 79

To consider the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Services.

Consideration was given to the revised report, circulated prior to the meeting, of the Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources, which sought approval to set the Council Tax rate for each property band for the whole of the Borough Council’s area, including the Council Tax rate as set by the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, and the local Parish Council in parished areas and to confirm the statutory resolutions that are required in order to set the Council Tax for 2022/23.

A Motion, to approve recommendations 2.1 to 2.7 in the revised report, was moved and seconded.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.5, voting was recorded as follows:

FOR:              Councillors: Mrs Baybutt, Blundell, Clandon, Cooper, Coughlan, Daniels, Davis, Delaney, Devine, Dowling, Eccles, Evans, Fennell, Finch, Gagen, Gordon, Gregson, Hirrell, Howard, Johnson, Lockie, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Mitchell, Moran, O'Neill, O'Toole, Owen, Owens, Pope, Rigby, Mrs Stephenson, Thompson, Turpin, Upjohn, West, D Westley, Mrs Westley, Whittington, J Wilkie, K Wilkie, Witter and Yates (FORTY THREE)

AGAINST:     Councillor Furey (ONE)

ABSENTIONS: (NONE)

The Motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:   A.     That it be noted that on the 31 January 2022, the Borough Treasurer declared the Council Tax Base amounts set out in Appendix A for the financial year 2022/23 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012.

B.     That the Budget for the Council’s own purposes for 2022/23 (excluding parish precepts) be set at £12,394,356 in accordance with the earlier Budget Requirement report.

C.     That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the financial year 2022/2023 in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act):

a)   £67,431,883 being the aggregate of the amounts, which the Council estimates for the items, set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

b)   £58,526,397 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act

c)   £8,905,486 being the amount by which the aggregate at C(a) above exceeds the aggregate at C(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

d)   £236.41 being the amount at C(c) above divided by 37,669.71 (the Tax Base) calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31(B) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for 2022/2023.

e)   £678,798 being the aggregate amount of all special items (i.e. Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

f)    £218.39 being the amount at C(d) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at C(e) above by 37,669.71 (the Tax Base), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for 2022/2023 for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

g)   Part of the Council's area: