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Council Tax Premiums

Meeting: 21/02/2023 - Council (Item 19)

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Recommendation CB 23/3 of Cabinet of 10 January 2023

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Minutes:

Item CB 23/3 referred from Cabinet minutes of 10 January 2023.

 

Members were advised that the recommendations presented were subject to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill being enacted and guidance published by Government. At the current time, the Bill was still awaiting Royal Assent and it was recommended that this matter be deferred.  

 

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 23/3 be deferred pending the enactment of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.


Meeting: 10/01/2023 - Cabinet (Item 3)

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This report seeks Cabinet’s recommendations on proposed changes to Council Tax premium charges from 1 April 2024.

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The report of the Director of Finance and Transformation sought Cabinet’s recommendations on proposed changes to Council Tax premium charges.  A supplementary report clarified the proposed changes to Council Tax premium charges for empty properties.

 

RECOMMENDED: That

 

1)    the amendments to Council Tax empty home premiums from the 2024/25 financial year onwards, be adopted by the Council, subject to the bill being enacted and guidance being published by Central Government; and

 

2)    a Council Tax premium be introduced to second homes from the 2024/25 financial year onwards, subject to the bill being enacted and guidance being published by Central Government.