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Due to the timescale and print deadlines, the recommendations of the meeting of Cabinet held on 14 February 2023 will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting of Council.

In accordance with CPR 8.5 of the Constitution there will be a recorded vote for this item.

Item CB 23/12 referred from the Cabinet minutes of 14 February 2023.

It was proposed by Councillor Coffin and seconded by Councillor Boughton that the recommendations at Minute CB 23/12 be adopted. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8.5 voting was recorded as follows:

Members voting for the motion:

Cllrs Mrs Anderson, Bell, Betts, Bishop, Boughton, Boxall, Branson, Bridge, Brown, Cannon, Clark, Coffin, Cooper, Dalton, D Davis, M Davis, Dean, Foyle, Hammond, Harman, Hickmott, Hood, Hoskins, Hudson, Keers, King, Lark, D Lettington, R Lettington, Luker, Montague, Mrs Oakley, Palmer, Rhodes, Roud, Shaw, Tanner, Tatton, Taylor, Thomas, Thornewell and Williams

Total: 42

Members voting against the motion = 0

Members abstaining = 0

(Total number of Members eligible to vote = 42)

RESOLVED: That the recommendations at Minute CB 23/12 be approved and the Council Tax Resolution 2023/24, as set out as an Annex to these Minutes, be adopted.

This report takes Cabinet through the process of setting the level of Council Tax for the financial year 2023/24 and seeks Cabinet’s recommendations.

The joint report of the Chief Executive, Director of Finance and Transformation, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Innovation and Property set out the requirements under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for a billing authority to set an amount of council tax for each category of dwelling in its area.  Members were advised of the position concerning the determination of their respective precepts for 2023/24 by the major precepting authorities.

Consideration was given to a draft resolution (attached at Annex 2)  identifying the process to be undertaken in arriving at the levels of council tax applicable to each part of the Borough.  The resolution and further information regarding the precepts of the other authorities would be reported to the Council on 21 February 2023.

RECOMMENDED:  That the resolution be noted and the Council be recommended to approve a 3% or £6.73 per annum increase in the Borough Council’s element of the council tax for 2023/24, representing a notional ‘average’ charge at Band D of £231.23

*Referred to Council