| Reference Number :- | 2487 |
| Date :- | 2014/11/07 |
| Decision Maker :- | Cabinet |
| Subject to Call-in :- | No |
| Subject of Decision :- | The Local Council Tax Support Scheme: Council Tax Exemptions and Discounts for 2015/2016 and Annual Minimum Revenue Provisions Policy Statement 2015/16 |
| Decision :- | To RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL (a) That the proposed Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Scheme for 2015/2016, as set out as Appendix B to item A.5 of the Report of the Housing Benefits and Revenues Portfolio Holder, be approved; (b) That the Corporate Director (Life Opportunities), in consultation with the Housing, Benefits and Revenues Portfolio Holder, be authorised to undertake the necessary steps and actions to implement the new LCTS scheme from 1 April 2015; (c) That the proposed Council Tax exemptions and discounts for 2015/2016, as set out in Appendix C to the aforementioned report, be approved; (d) That the Corporate Director (Life Opportunities), in consultation with the Housing, Benefits and Revenues Portfolio Holder, be authorised to undertake the necessary steps and actions to implement the Council Tax exemptions and discounts for 2015/2016; (e) That the approval of the NNDR data for 2015/2016 be delegated to the Finance and Transformation Portfolio Holder; and (f) That the Annual Minimum Revenue Policy Statement for 2015/2016, as set out in Appendix D to the above-mentioned report, be approved. |
| Reason for Decision :- | Having considered the proposals, the recommendation of the Corporate Management Committee and to enable those proposals to be submitted to Council for approval. |
| Alternative Options Considered :- | None. |
| Conflicts of Interest Delared (and Dispensations Granted by the Monitoring Officer) :- | None. Consultation with Ward Member: N/A |
| Contact Officer :- | Corporate Director (Life Opportunities) - Paul Price, Revenues and Benefits Manager - Harry Bates and Finance and Procurement Manager - Richard Barrett |
| Decision to Take Effect at end of :- | 2014/11/17 |
| Attachments :- | A.5 LCTS Report and Appendices (531K/bytes) |