| Item | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| PART 1 - PUBLIC | ||
| MATTERS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL | ||
| CB 13/007 |
Technical Changes to Council Tax and Clarification of the Council's Council Tax Reduction Scheme. Item FP 13/006 referred from Finance and Property Advisory Board minutes of 9th January, 2013 |
Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Finance and Property Advisory Board at its meeting on 9 January 2013 regarding clarification of the local council tax reduction scheme following publication of the regulations relating to council tax discounts and exemptions which took place after the adoption of the council tax reduction scheme by the Council on 21 November 2012 (Minute C 12/089 refers). A copy of the default scheme was available for inspection at the meeting. RECOMMENDED: That (1) in respect of properties previously exempt from council tax under Class C, those properties should benefit from a discount of 100 per cent for the first three months that they are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished and thereafter there should be no discount; (2) in respect of those properties currently exempt from council tax under Class A but falling within Class D as from 1 April 2013, they should qualify for a discount of 100 per cent for so long as the provisions of Class D apply to them; and (3) the default scheme, as amended, be adopted as the local council tax reduction scheme for the Tonbridge and Malling area. *Referred to Council |