Agenda item

This report concludes the budget setting process for 2023/24. It sets out recommendations for setting the council tax after taking into account the district’s council tax requirement (including town and parish council requirements and special expenses in respect of the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity), the precepts of Kent County Council, the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner and the Kent & Medway Fire & Rescue Service.

The report concluded the budget setting process for 2023/24. It set out recommendations for setting the Council Tax after taking into account the district’s Council Tax requirement (including town and parish council requirements and special expenses in respect of the Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity), the precepts of Kent County Council, the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner and the Kent & Medway Fire & Rescue Service.

Proposed by Councillor Monk,

Seconded by Councillor Mrs Hollingsbee; and

RESOLVED:

1.         That report A/22/31 be received and noted.

2.         That the District Council’s budget for 2023/24 as presented in Appendix 1 to the report and the Council Tax requirement for 2023/24, be approved, to be met from the Collection Fund, of £14,289,513.

3.         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2022/23 in accordance with sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act):

a)    £106,141,220 – being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) (a) to (f) of the Act (as in Appendix 2).

b)    £91,851,707 – being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) (a) to (d) of the Act (as in Appendix 2).

c)    £14,289,513 – being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year (as in Appendix 2).

d)    £357.44 – being the amount at 3(c) above divided by the tax base of 39,977.09 calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year.

e)    £3,412,945 – being the aggregate of all special items (including parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

f)     £272.07 - being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the tax base of 39,977.09 calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates, ie Old Romney and Snargate.

g)    Part of the Council’s area

(h) Part of the Council’s area

Valuation Bands

Being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 3(f) and 3(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

4.         To note that for the year 2023/24 Kent County Council, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner and the Kent & Medway Fire & Rescue Service have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

The major preceptor amount for Kent Fire & Rescue remains subject to confirmation at the time of preparing this report.

5.      That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(h) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of council tax for the year 2023/24 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:

(i)      Part of the Council’s area

6.         That the District Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2023/24 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

The motion was put to a recorded vote in accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 as set out below:

FOR: Councillors Mrs Berry, Brook, Miss Carey, Collier, Field, Goddard, Godfrey, Hills, Mrs Hollingsbee, Meyers, Monk, Mullard, Peall, Rolfe and Wimble (15).

AGAINST: Councillors Davison, Fuller, Gane, Keen, Keutenius, J Martin, P Martin, McConville, Meade, Prater, Treloar and Wing (12).

ABSTENTIONS: Councillors Shoob and Whybrow. (2).

(Voting figures: 15 for, 12 against, 2 abstentions).