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Class C Empty Property Council Tax Discount and Long Term Empty Homes Premium
Meeting: 18/02/2020 - Council (Item 16)
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Item CB 20/14 referred from Cabinet minutes of 13 February 2020
Additional documents:
- Item FIP 20/6, item 16
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- Report of Director of Finance and Transformation, item 16
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Minutes:
Item CB 20/14 referred from Cabinet minutes of 13 February 2020
RESOLVED: That the recommendations at Minute CB 20/14 be approved.
Meeting: 13/02/2020 - Cabinet (Item 14)
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Item FIP 20/6 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 8 January 2020
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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
Meeting: 08/01/2020 - Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board (Item 6)
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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.
Minutes:
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