Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Finance

**Please note the figures are subject to County Council approval on 16 February 2022**

The Cabinet Member Finance and Assets introduced the report, setting out council tax arrangements for the borough, county and the Police and Crime Commissioner,  which needed to be formally approved after approval of the budget.

In response to a Member’s question, the Cabinet Member Finance and Assets confirmed that he was as confident as he could be that the £150 council tax rebate promised by the Chancellor would be paid centrally and not eat into the council’s own budget; he would let Members know if anything changed

In debate, Members raised the following issues:

-       it was important that the public be made aware that although CBC is the billing authority, its share of the council tax income is lower than that of the county and the PCC area;

-       it should also be made clear that the £150 rebate would be a separate transaction – it would not be taken off at source, and CBC would not benefit from it.

The Cabinet Member Finance and Assets confirmed both these points, and recognised the hard work of officers in processing various payments and refunds introduced by government throughout the pandemic.

The Mayor then moved to the vote.

RESOLVED THAT:

The Council approve the formal Council Tax resolution at Appendix 2 and note the commentary in respect of the increase in Council Tax at Paragraph 6 of Appendix 2.

FOR:  Atherstone, Babbage, Barrell, Bassett-Smith, Clark, Clucas, Collins, Dobie, Fifield, Harman, Harvey, Hay, Horwood, Jeffries, Lewis, Mason, McCloskey, Nelson, Payne, Pineger, Sankey, Seacome, Wheeler, Wilkinson, Williams, Willingham (26) – unanimous