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Report of the Cabinet Member Finance

The Cabinet Member Finance introduced the report and said that having agreed its budget and level of council tax for 2018/19, Council was required to formally approve the total Council Tax for residents of Cheltenham, including the Council Tax requirements of the precepting organisations, Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Police.

It was important to note that the relevant basic amount of council tax for the financial year 2018/19, which reflected a 2.99% and £5.89 increase, was not excessive in accordance with the principles approved by the Secretary of State under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended and the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2018/19 and, therefore, the requirement to hold a referendum was not engaged.

Upon a recorded vote the recommendations were CARRIED unanimously

RESOLVED THAT

The formal Council Tax resolution at Appendix 2 be approved and that the commentary in respect of the increase in Council Tax at Paragraph 6 of Appendix 2 be noted.

Voting:

For 29: Councillors Babbage, Barnes, Baker, Britter, Clucas, Coleman, Fisher, C Hay, R Hay, Hegenbarth, Hobley, Holliday, Jeffries, Jordan, Lillywhite, Mason,  McKinlay, Parsons, Payne, Seacome, Stennett, Sudbury, Thornton, Walklett, Wheeler, Whyborn, Wilkinson, Williams and Willingham