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Item CB 20/14 referred from Cabinet minutes of 13 February 2020

Item CB 20/14 referred from Cabinet minutes of 13 February 2020 

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 20/14 be approved.

Item FIP 20/6 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 8 January 2020

Item FIP 20/6 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 8 January 2020

The Cabinet received the recommendations of the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board regarding the removal of the Class C empty property discount and increases to the Council Tax long term empty homes premium from 1 April 2020 and April 2021 as allowed by regulations.

RECOMMENDED: That

(1)          the change to the Class C discount be continued from 1 April 2020; and

(2)          the long term empty homes premium of 200% be applied from 1 April 2020 and 300% be applied from 1 April 2021.

*Referred to Council

To consider whether to increase the Council Tax long term empty premium from 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2021 and to continue with the removal of the Class C empty property discount.

Further to Decision No D180061CAB, the report of the Director of Finance and Transformation gave details of the outcome of the trial period of removal of the Class C empty property discount.  It also considered whether to increase the Council Tax long term empty homes premium from 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2021 as allowed by regulations.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)             the change to the Class C discount be continued from 1 April 2020; and

(2)             the long term empty homes premium of 200% be applied from 1 April 2020 and 300% be applied from 1 April 2021.

*Referred to Cabinet