Agenda item

To receive a report from the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive.

The Chairman invited Councillor Nick Botterill, Cabinet Member for Finance, Development Management and Strategic Planning, to present a report on Council Tax Setting 2023-24 and move the recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Richard Clewer.

There were no comments from Group Leaders or in debate.

It was then:

Resolved:

1)    It be noted that on 7 December 2022 an Officer Decision was made by Andy Brown Corporate Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer).

(a)  the Council Tax Base 2023/24 for the whole Wiltshire Council area as 193,142.94 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")] and,

(b)  for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix.

2)    Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24 (excluding parish precepts) is £332,186,542.51

3)    That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

(a)£1,059,154,347.79 (Gross Revenue Expenditure including transfers to reserves, parish precepts and any collection funddeficit) being the aggregate of the amounts which theCouncil estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) ofthe Act taking into account all precepts issued to it byParish Councils).

(b) £696,896,854.49 (Gross Revenue Income including transfers fromreserves, General Government Grants and anycollection fund surplus) being the aggregate of theamounts which the Council estimates for the items set outin Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c) £362,257,493.30 (Net Revenue Expenditure including parish precepts) being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) aboveexceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by theCouncil in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as itsCouncil Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in theformula in Section 31A(4) of the Act).

 (d)£1,875.59 (Wiltshire Council band D tax plus average Town &
Parish Councils Band D Council Tax) being the amountat 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (2 above),calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section31B (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Taxfor the year (including Parish precepts), as shown below:

(e)£30,070,950.79 (Aggregate of Town & Parish Council Precepts) being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix C).

(f)   A£1,719.90 (band D Council Tax for Wiltshire Council purposes
only) being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (2 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 Parish precept relates, as shown below:

In accordance with the Constitution there was a recorded vote.

Votes for the motion (73)

Votes against the motion (1)

Votes in abstention (4)

Details of the vote are attached to the minutes.