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Council Tax Support Scheme 2024

Meeting: 13/12/2023 - Executive (Item 121)

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Purpose:

To present the results of the public consultation, on proposals for revising the current Council Tax Support scheme with effect from 1 April 2024.

 

Recommendations:

That the Executive Resolves to:

  1. Recommend to Council to:

a)    Agree the increase in Council Tax Support, as detailed in paragraph 2.4, from 1 April 2024;

b)    Agree that any surplus in the Support Fund is transferred over to 2024/2025, for reasons detailed in paragraphs 2.6 and 2.7;

c)    Approve the amendment to the Council Tax Support Policy as recommended in paragraph 2.8.

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Minutes:

Councillor Alaric Smith, Executive Member for Finance, introduced the report, which presented the results of a public consultation, on proposals for revising the current Council Tax Support scheme, with effect from 1 April 2024.

 

Councillor Alaric Smith proposed that the Executive agree to the recommendations as listed on the report. This was seconded by Councillor Andy Graham, was put to a vote, and was agreed unanimously by the Executive.

 

The Executive Resolved to:

  1. Recommend to Council to:

a)    Agree the increase in Council Tax Support, as detailed in paragraph 2.4, from 1 April 2024;

b)    Agree that any surplus in the Support Fund is transferred over to 2024/2025, for reasons detailed in paragraphs 2.6 and 2.7;

c)      Approve the amendment to the Council Tax Support Policy as recommended in paragraph 2.8.