Agenda item - COUNCIL TAX SETTING 2019/20

Agenda item

COUNCIL TAX SETTING 2019/20

Report of the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services) on the Council Tax setting 2019/20.

Minutes:

Report of the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services) on the Council Tax setting 2019/20.

 

RESOLVED:

(33 voting for and 14 against)

 

Voting FOR: D.Bell, J.Boulton, S.Boulton, H.Bower, H.Bromley, J.Caliskan, M.Cowan, J.Cragg, S.Elam, B.Fitzsimon, C.Gillett, S.Glick, P.Hebden, K.Holman, T.Jackson-Mynott, S.Kasumu, T.Kingsbury, R.Lass, P.Mabbott, S.Markiewicz, G.Michaelides, T.Mitchinson, N.Pace, H.Quenet, A.Rohale, B.Sarson, JP.Skoczylas, P.Smith, F.Thomson, S.Thusu, R.Trigg, S.Wrenn, P.Zukowskyj

 

Voting AGAINST: M.Birleson, J.Broach, A.Chesterman, L.Chesterman, M.Cook, G.Hayes, M.Holloway, M.Larkins, T.Lyons, L.Musk, S.Roberts, P.Shah, K.Thorpe, J.Weston

 

(1)   That it be noted that the 2019/20 General Fund budget as approved by the Council meeting on 4 February 2019 is shown in Appendix A.

 

(2)   That it be noted that at the Cabinet and Council meetings on 8 January and 4 February 2019 respectively, the following amounts for the year 2019/20 were agreed in accordance with regulations made under Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”).

 

(a)     The gross 2019/20 Tax base for the Borough is 42,142.6 equivalent Band D properties before the application of a collection rate.

 

(b)     41,889.6 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations), as its Council Tax Base for the year 2019/20; including deductions for council tax support and a collection rate of 99.4%.

 

(c)     Part of the Council's Area being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate;

 

 

100% TAXBASE

99.40% TAXBASE

Welwyn Garden City

17,197.3

17,094.1

Hatfield

11,663.4

11,593.4

Welwyn

4,645.0

4,617.1

Ayot St Lawrence

70.5

70.1

Ayot St Peter

115.8

115.1

North Mymms

4,409.9

4,383.4

Essendon

433.2

430.6

Northaw &Cuffley

3,075.6

3,057.1

Woolmer Green

531.9

528.7

 

 

 

Total

42,142.6

41,889.6

 

(3)   In accordance with the statutory legislation the Council resolved:

 

(4)   That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2019/20 in accordance with sections 31 - 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(a)     £145,137,458 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)     £134,599,866 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

 

(c)     £10,537,592 being the amount by which the aggregate at 4(a) above exceeds the aggregate at (4)(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

 

(d)     £251.56 being the amount at 4(c) above, all divided by the Council tax base at (2)(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

(e)     £2,222,470 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

(f)      £198.50 being the amount at 4(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(e) by (2)(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

 

(g)     Part of the Council's area:

 

Being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 4(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at (2)(c) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34 (3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

 

Band D Amount

 

£

Ayot St Lawrence

209.91

Ayot St Peter

215.88

Essendon

246.55

Hatfield

277.49

North Mymms

240.10

Northaw & Cuffley

279.41

Welwyn

292.37

Welwyn Garden City

221.57

Woolmer Green

247.05

 

(h)     Part of the Council’s Area:

 

Amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 4(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands

 

Valuation bands £

 

 

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

Ayot St Lawrence

139.94

163.26

186.59

209.91

256.56

303.20

349.85

419.82

Ayot St Peter

143.92

167.91

191.89

215.88

263.85

311.83

359.80

431.76

Essendon

164.37

191.76

219.16

246.55

301.34

356.13

410.92

493.10

Hatfield

184.99

215.83

246.66

277.49

339.15

400.82

462.48

554.98

North Mymms

160.07

186.74

213.42

240.10

293.46

346.81

400.17

480.20

Northaw & Cuffley

186.27

217.32

248.36

279.41

341.50

403.59

465.68

558.82

Welwyn

194.91

227.40

259.88

292.37

357.34

422.31

487.28

584.74

Welwyn Garden City

147.71

172.33

196.95

221.57

270.81

320.05

369.28

443.14

Woolmer Green

164.70

192.15

219.60

247.05

301.95

356.85

411.75

494.10

 

(5)     That it be noted that for the year 2019/20 the major precepting authorities, Hertfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire have stated the amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated in the table below.

 

(a)     Hertfordshire County Council

 

Hertfordshire County Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ayot St Lawrence

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Ayot St Peter

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Essendon

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Hatfield

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

North Mymms

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Northaw & Cuffley

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Welwyn

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Welwyn Garden City

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

Woolmer Green

906.63

1,057.73

1,208.84

1,359.94

1,662.15

1,964.36

2,266.57

2,719.88

 

(b)     Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire

 

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

Ayot St Lawrence

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Ayot St Peter

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Essendon

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Hatfield

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

North Mymms

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Northaw & Cuffley

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Welwyn

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Welwyn Garden City

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

Woolmer Green

125.33

146.22

167.11

188.00

229.78

271.56

313.33

376.00

 

(6)     That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 4(h) and 5(a) and (b) above, the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2019/20 for each part of its area and for each categories of dwellings.

 

Part of the Council's Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

Ayot St Lawrence

1,171.90

1,367.21

1,562.54

1,757.85

2,148.49

2,539.12

2,929.75

3,515.70

Ayot St Peter

1,175.88

1,371.86

1,567.84

1,763.82

2,155.78

2,547.75

2,939.70

3,527.64

Essendon

1,196.33

1,395.71

1,595.11

1,794.49

2,193.27

2,592.05

2,990.82

3,588.98

Hatfield

1,216.95

1,419.78

1,622.61

1,825.43

2,231.08

2,636.74

3,042.38

3,650.86

North Mymms

1,192.03

1,390.69

1,589.37

1,788.04

2,185.39

2,582.73

2,980.07

3,576.08

Northaw & Cuffley

1,218.23

1,421.27

1,624.31

1,827.35

2,233.43

2,639.51

3,045.58

3,654.70

Welwyn

1,226.87

1,431.35

1,635.83

1,840.31

2,249.27

2,658.23

3,067.18

3,680.62

Welwyn Garden City

1,179.67

1,376.28

1,572.90

1,769.51

2,162.74

2,555.97

2,949.18

3,539.02

Woolmer Green

1,196.66

1,396.10

1,595.55

1,794.99

2,193.88

2,592.77

2,991.65

3,589.98

 

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