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1.  To approve
the recommendations of the Cabinet:-

 

(a)  To
establish a budget of £356,815,330 for 2025/26 to be funded by a £248,389,720
Government Grant and £104,425,610 of Council Tax income (which is an increase
of 8.66%).

(b)  To
establish a capital programme of £53,736,190 for 2025/26 to be funded from the
sources noted in Appendix 4 of the report presented to the Council.

 

2.  It be
noted that the Cabinet Member for Finance, in a decision notice dated 30
December 2024, approved the calculation of the following amounts for 2025/26 in
accordance with Regulations made under Section 33 (5) of the Local Government
Finance Act 1992 ("The Act"):-

 

(a)
   56,842.05
being the amount calculated in accordance with the Local Authorities
(Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995 as amended, as its
Council Tax Base for the year.

 

(b)  
Parts of the Council’s area - Community Tax
Base -

 

Aberdaron


     621.88


 


Llanddeiniolen


 1,904.89






Aberdyfi


   1,194.77



 


Llandderfel


  528.88




Abergwyngregyn


     121.90


 


Llanegryn


    174.80




Abermaw (Barmouth)


   1,317.52



 


Llanelltyd


    310.17




Arthog


     695.76


 


Llanengan


 2,751.39




Bala


     818.83


 


Llanfair


    362.68




Bangor


   4,244.36



 


Llanfihangel-y-pennant


    251.76




Beddgelert


     350.40


 


Llanfrothen


    237.36




Betws Garmon


     146.24


 


Llangelynnin


    484.85




Bethesda


   1,765.16



 


Llangywer


    159.19




Bontnewydd


     463.21


 


Llanllechid


    371.67




Botwnnog


     484.06


 


Llanllyfni


 1,471.45




Brithdir & Llanfachreth


     474.36


 


Llannor


    951.51




Bryncrug


     355.42


 


Llanrug


 1,154.25




Buan


     244.98


 


Llanuwchllyn


    334.68




Caernarfon


   3,721.81



 


Llanwnda


    857.37




Clynnog Fawr


     489.83


 


Llanycil


    213.75




Corris


     319.67


 


Llanystumdwy


    937.44




Criccieth


   1,016.89



 


Maentwrog


    319.62




Dolbenmaen


     652.91


 


Mawddwy


    378.38




Dolgellau


   1,315.09



 


Nefyn


 1,696.20




Dyffryn Ardudwy


     873.94


 


Pennal


    238.53




Y Felinheli


   1,202.04



 


Penrhyndeudraeth


    838.59




Ffestiniog


   1,842.24



 


Pentir


 1,310.58




Y Ganllwyd


       88.00


 


Pistyll


    298.51




Harlech


     870.85


 


Porthmadog


 2,304.34




Trefor & Llanaelhaearn


     475.75


 


Pwllheli


 1,866.35




Llanbedr


     359.87


 


Talsarnau


    365.44




Llanbedrog


     882.45


 


Trawsfynydd


    528.93




Llanberis


     814.21


 


Tudweiliog


    520.39




Llandwrog


   1,083.91



 


Tywyn


 1,776.31




Llandygai


   1,038.17



 


Waunfawr


    595.31

 

being the amounts calculated as the amounts of its
Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which
one or more special items relate.

 

3. That the following
amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2025/26 in accordance
with Sections 32 to 36 of the Act:-

                       

(a)   


£581,749,890


Being
the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set
out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act (gross expenditure).
 





(b)   


£221,986,500


Being
the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set
out in Section 32 (3)(a) to (c) of the Act (income).
 




(c)   


£359,763,390


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 32(4) of the
Act, as its budget requirement for the year (net budget).
 




    (d)


£247,894,058


Being
the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable during
the year into its fund in respect of the National Non-Domestic Rates and
Revenue Support Grant, less the estimated cost to the Council of
discretionary non-domestic rate relief granted.
 




(e)


£1,968.07


Being
the amount at 3(c) above less the amount at 3(d) above, all divided by the
amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section
33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year.
(Cyngor Gwynedd tax and average community council tax).
 




    (f)


£3,443,721.04


Being
the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the
Act (community council precepts).
 




(g)


£1,907.49


Being
the amount at 3(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(f)
above by the amount at 2(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 special item
relates (Band D for Cyngor Gwynedd tax only).

 

(h) 
Parts of the Council’s area - Community

 

Aberdaron


   
1,935.63


 


Llanddeiniolen


    1,923.76






Aberdyfi


    1,945.61


 


Llandderfel


    1,935.85





Abergwyngregyn


    1,944.41


 


Llanegryn


    1,952.40





Abermaw (Barmouth)


    1,960.16


 


Llanelltyd


    1,946.18





Arthog


    1,929.05


 


Llanengan


    1,931.11





Bala


    1,942.30


 


Llanfair


    1,957.12





Bangor


    2,049.15


 


Llanfihangel-y-pennant


    1,957.54





Beddgelert


    1,948.02


 


Llanfrothen


    1,961.42





Betws Garmon


    1,929.03


 


Llangelynnin


    1,937.20





Bethesda


    1,971.14


 


Llangywer


    1,938.90





Bontnewydd


    1,947.43


 


Llanllechid


    1,953.82





Botwnnog


    1,920.92


 


Llanllyfni


    1,943.51





Brithdir & Llanfachreth


    1,932.79


 


Llannor


    1,929.56





Bryncrug


    1,945.05


 


Llanrug


    1,994.13





Buan


    1,925.86


 


Llanuwchllyn


    1,957.69





Caernarfon


    2,022.94


 


Llanwnda


    1,946.10





Clynnog Fawr


    1,978.94


 


Llanycil


    1,929.71





Corris


    1,966.93


 


Llanystumdwy


    1,929.36





Criccieth


    1,966.49


 


Maentwrog


    1,928.99





Dolbenmaen


    1,935.06


 


Mawddwy


    1,942.11





Dolgellau


    1,966.04


 


Nefyn


    1,963.50





Dyffryn Ardudwy


    1,970.42


 


Pennal


    1,982.95





Y Felinheli


    1,951.27


 


Penrhyndeudraeth


    2,028.65





Ffestiniog


    2,043.19


 


Pentir


    1,949.46





Y Ganllwyd


    1,944.42


 


Pistyll


    1,947.69





Harlech


    2,005.10


 


Porthmadog


    1,939.46





Trefor & Llanaelhaearn


    1,960.04


 


Pwllheli


    1,977.14





Llanbedr


    1,988.07


 


Talsarnau


    2,000.53





Llanbedrog


    1,941.49


 


Trawsfynydd


    1,945.30





Llanberis


    1,958.07


 


Tudweiliog


    1,926.71





Llandwrog


    1,983.73


 


Tywyn


    1,966.57





Llandygai


    1,944.96


 


Waunfawr


    1,927.65

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(g) above the
amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of
the Council’s area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount of 2(b)
above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act,
as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those
parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

(i)    In respect
of parts of the Council’s area, the figures noted in Appendix 1 to Appendix 11
to Item 9 on the Council agenda, being the amounts given by multiplying the
sums specified in 3(h) 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.
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4.
 That it be
noted that for the year 2025/26 the Police and Crime Commissioner for North
Wales have stated the following amounts in a precept 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.

 

 


Band A


Band B


Band C


Band D


Band E


Band F


Band G


Band H


Band I





 


248.10


289.45


330.80


372.15


454.85


537.55


620.25


744.30


868.35

 

5.
 That,
having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(i) and 4
above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government
Finance Act, 1992, hereby sets the amounts noted in Appendix 2 to Appendix 11
to Item 9 on the Council agenda as the amounts of Council Tax for the year
2025/26 for each of the categories of dwellings shown therein.   ⁠ ⁠