Agenda item

Council Tax 2024/25

To consider and set the Council Tax for 2024/25.

 

A separate budget pack, produced by the Director for Sustainability & Resources, is attached as item 9, and the recommendations from the Cabinet, at item 6B and 6C, will also be considered as part of this item.

Minutes:

The Mayor introduced the item explaining that items 6B and 6C, recommendations from the Cabinet, would be considered as part of this discussion with the full proposed recommendation being contained in the papers circulated with the agenda. 

 

As required by the Regulations there would be a recorded vote on any amendments to the proposed budget together with a final vote on the substantive motion.

 

The Mayor clarified that the item would be dealt with under the budget procedure rules and therefore, ordinary rules of debate did not apply. 

 

The Mayor invited the Leader of the Council to address the Chamber.  

 

The Leader of the Council introduced the budget and setting of the council tax to members and a copy of the Leaders budget speech is appended to these minutes as Appendix A.

 

The proposal was seconded by Councillor John Turley. 

 

The Leader of the Conservative Group on the Council, Councillor Kevin Jenkins, addressed the Council.

 

* Councillor Noel Artkins left the meeting during consideration of item 9 at 12.25pm 

* Councillor Daniel Humphreys left the meeting during consideration of item 9 at 12.45pm

 

The Green Party Councillor Claire Hunt addressed the Council. 

 

The Liberal Democrat Councillor Hazel Thorpe addressed the Council. 

 

Members in the Chamber debated the proposed budget. 

 

In accordance with Budget Procedure Rules, the Leader was given a right of reply. 

 

The Mayor put the substantive motion, including Appendix A & Appendix B (as amended), to the Council for a vote. A recorded vote was taken, the results of which, are set out below:-

 

For (24): Councillors Abraham, Barrett, Baxter, Bozkurt, Choudhury, Cooper, Cox, Garner, Glynn-Davies, Hermitage, Howard, Hunt, Overton, Roser, Schan, Smith, Taylor-Beal, Theodoridi, Thorpe, Turley, Walker, Wells, Whight & Whorlow

 

Against (4): Councillors  James, Jenkins, Morgan & Nowak

 

Abstentions (0): None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolved 

 

1.

It be noted that on 6th February 2024, the Executive calculated the Council Tax Base 2024/25 as 39,330.7 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)];

2.

The Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2024/25 is £10,527,260.

3.

That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2024/25 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

 

(a)

£71,118,506

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

 

(b)

£60,591,246

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c)

£10,527,260

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. (Item R), in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

(d)

£267.66

being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

(e)

£0.00

being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

(f)

£267.66

being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

That it be noted that for the year 2024/25 the West Sussex County Council and The  Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated in the table below:-

 

All of the Council’s Area

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

2024/25

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Worthing Borough Council

 

178.44

 

208.18

 

237.92

 

267.66

 

327.14

 

386.62

 

446.10

 

535.32

West Sussex County Council Total as split below:

 

1,143.30

 

1,333.85

 

1,524.40

 

1,714.95

 

2,096.05

 

2,477.15

 

2,858.25

 

3,429.90

West Sussex Council – Core

 

977.58

 

1,140.51

 

1,303.44

 

1,466.37

 

1,792.23

 

2,118.09

 

2,443.95

 

2,932.74

West Sussex County Council – Adults Social Care element

 

165.72

 

193.34

 

220.96

 

248.58

 

303.82

 

359.06

 

414.30

 

497.16

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex

 

168.61

 

196.71

 

224.81

 

252.91

 

309.11

 

365.31

 

421.52

 

505.82

 

5.

That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the amounts shown in table shown above, as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2024/25 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

 

 

Band A

Band B

Band C

Band D

Band E

Band F

Band G

Band H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

All of the Council’s Area

1,490.35

1,738.74

1,987.13

2,235.52

2,732.30

3,229.08

3,725.87

4,471.04

 

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