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The motion was MOVED by Councillor De Ryk,
SECONDED by Councillor Rathbone and it was RESOLVED that Council
agreed to:
 
1. note
the Council Tax Base calculation for 2025/26, as set out in the
annual  Council Tax Base government
return, attached at Appendix A;
2. agree
a Council Tax Base of 92,585.3 Band D equivalent properties for
2025/26;
3. agree a budgeted Council Tax collection rate of
96.0%;
4.
agree no changes be made to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS)
for 2025/26, that eligible claimants make a minimum contribution of
25% towards their council tax;
5.
agree the continuation of the discretionary Council Tax discount of
100% for care leavers up to the age of 25, as set out in section
five of the report;
6.
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount for second homes be
continued for 2025/26, as set out in section five of the
report;
7.
agree a 100% premium be applied to second homes after one year, as
set out in section five of the report;
8.
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount for empty homes
Class A (an empty property undergoing structural alteration or
major repair to make it habitable) be continued, as set out in
section five of the report;
9.
agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount applied immediately
for empty homes – Class C (a substantially empty and
unfurnished property) be continued, as set out in section five of
the report;
10.
agree that the Long Term Empty Property homes premium
of: 100% for properties empty between one and five years, 200% for
those empty for over five years, and 300% for properties that
remain empty for 10 years or more continues, as set out in section
five of the report;
11.
agree the continuation of the existing policy of a 25%
‘sanctuary’ discount to ensure residents eligible for a
single person discount are not financially worse off as a result of
housing a refugee, as set out in section five of the
report;
12.
agree the continuation of the discretionary War Disablement
Pensions and War Widow Pensions scheme discount as set out in
section five of the report;
13.
note the proposed 2025/26 National Non Domestic Rate
(NNDR) estimated net   yield of £60m,
based on current information available.
14.
agree to delegate the approval of the final 2025/26 NNDR1 form to
the Executive Director for Corporate Resources for submission by
the deadline of 31 January 2025.