Agenda item
Minutes:
RESOLVED
that the Council Tax levels for 2023/24 on the basis of a Band “D” tax level for the District Council’s own expenditure of £201.21 (2.94% increase), be approved as follows:-
1. That it be noted that on 13 December 2022 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base for 2023/24
a. for the whole Council area: 34,428.3
b. for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates –
The Parish of Annesley and Felley: 569.5
The Parish of Selston: 3,721.6
2. That the calculation of the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24 (excluding Parish precepts) is £6,927,318.
3. That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:
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(a) |
£66,098,711 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.
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(b) |
£58,827,066 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.
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(c) |
£7,271,645 |
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.
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(d) |
£211.21 |
being the amount at 3(c) above, divided by 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 (including Parish precepts).
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(e) |
£344,327 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the tables below).
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(f) |
£201.21 |
being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above 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 for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates.
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To note that Nottinghamshire County Council, the Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner and the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority 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. |
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5. That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2023/24 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.
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DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL TAX AMOUNTS BY PRECEPTOR AND VALUATION BAND |
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Ashfield District Council |
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Council Tax Base |
34,428.3 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£195.46 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£6,927,318 |
Percentage increase |
2.94% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£134.14 |
£156.50 |
£178.85 |
£201.21 |
£245.92 |
£290.64 |
£335.35 |
£402.42 |
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Nottinghamshire County Council |
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Council Tax Base |
34,428.3 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£1,644.09 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£59,342,684 |
Percentage increase |
4.84% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£1,149.11 |
£1,340.62 |
£1,532.14 |
£1,723.66 |
£2,106.70 |
£2,489.73 |
£2,872.77 |
£3,447.32 |
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Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
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Council Tax Base |
34,428.3 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£254.25 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£9,267,754 |
Percentage increase |
5.88% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£179.46 |
£209.37 |
£239.28 |
£269.19 |
£329.01 |
£388.83 |
£448.65 |
£538.38 |
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Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority |
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Council Tax Base |
34,428.3 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£84.57 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£3,083,743 |
Percentage increase |
5.91% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£59.71 |
£69.67 |
£79.62 |
£89.57 |
£109.47 |
£129.38 |
£149.28 |
£179.14 |
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Annesley and Felley Parish Council |
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Council Tax Base |
569.5 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£101.26 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£60,555 |
Percentage increase |
5.01% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£70.89 |
£82.70 |
£94.52 |
£106.33 |
£129.96 |
£153.59 |
£177.22 |
£212.66 |
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Selston Parish Council |
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Council Tax Base |
3,721.6 |
2022/23 Band D Council Tax |
£69.32 |
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Council Tax Amount |
£283,772 |
Percentage increase |
10.00% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£50.83 |
£59.31 |
£67.78 |
£76.25 |
£93.19 |
£110.14 |
£127.08 |
£152.50 |
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Aggregate of Council Tax Requirements for residents of Annesley and Felley |
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Equivalent Council Tax in 2022/23 |
£2,279.63 |
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Percentage increase |
4.84% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£1,593.31 |
£1,858.86 |
£2,124.41 |
£2,389.96 |
£2,921.06 |
£3,452.17 |
£3,983.27 |
£4,779.92 |
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Aggregate of Council Tax Requirements for residents of Selston |
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Equivalent Council Tax in 2022/23 |
£2,247.69 |
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Percentage increase |
4.99% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£1,573.25 |
£1,835.47 |
£2,097.67 |
£2,359.88 |
£2,884.29 |
£3,408.72 |
£3,933.13 |
£4,719.76 |
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Aggregate of Council Tax Requirements for residents of all other parts of the Council’s area |
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Equivalent Council Tax in 2022/23 |
£2,178.37 |
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Percentage increase |
4.83% |
2023/24 Council Tax amounts by band:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£1,522.42 |
£1,776.16 |
£2,029.89 |
£2,283.63 |
£2,791.10 |
£3,298.58 |
£3,806.05 |
£4,567.26 |
6. That the Council determine whether the Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2023/24 is excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992.
In the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities report “The Referendums Relating To Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2023/24” (published on 9 February 2023), it sets out the circumstances under which a council’s Council Tax increase might be regarded as excessive, which would trigger a referendum. These principles have been approved under section 52ZB of the amended Local Government Finance Act 1992.
The principles relating to 2023/24 state that:
Principles for 2023-24 for authorities belonging to the category of Shire district councils (Paragraphs 22 and 23)
22. For shire district councils their relevant basic amount of council tax in 22-23 will require a referendum if it is both
(a) 3%, or more than 3%, above its 2022-23 level; and
(b) more than £5 above its 2022-23 level.
23. This means the authority would need to exceed both the percentage and cash referendum principles in order to be subject to a referendum; exceeding one principle but not the other would not require a referendum.
Ashfield District Council’s basic (Band D) level of Council Tax was £195.46 in 2022/23, and is proposed to be £201.21 in 2023/24, represents a £5.75 (2.94%) increase at Band D. Therefore, it can be determined that the Council would not be increasing the Council Tax by an excessive amount.
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