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Having considered an open officer report, the Mayor MOVED, Cllr
Krupski SECONDED and it was RESOLVED:
 
1.   
note the Council Tax Base calculation for 2024/25, as set out in
the annual Council Tax Base government return, attached at Appendix
A;
2.   
recommend Council agree a Council Tax Base of 90,414.0 Band D
equivalent properties for 2024/25;
3.   
recommend Council agree a budgeted Council Tax collection rate of
95.0%;
4.   
recommend Council agree no changes be made to the Council Tax
Reduction Scheme (CTRS) for 2024/25, that eligible claimants make a
minimum contribution of 25% towards their council
tax;
5.   
recommend Council approve 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 this report;
6.   
recommend Council agree that the existing policy of a 0% discount
for second homes for 2020/21 be continued for 2024/25, as set out
in section five of this report;
7.   
recommend Council 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 this report;
8.   
recommend Council 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 this report;
9.   
recommend Council agree that the existing Long Term Empty Property
homes premium of: 100% for properties empty between 2
and 5 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 this report;
10.
recommend Council 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 this report;
11.
recommend Council agree the continuation of the
discretionary War Disablement Pensions and War Widow Pensions
scheme discount as set out in section five of this
report;
12. note
the proposed 2024/25 National Non Domestic Rate (NNDR)
estimated net yield of £58m, based on current information
available.
13.
recommend Council agree to delegate the approval of
the final 2024/25 NNDR1 form to the Acting Executive Director for
Corporate Resources for submission by the deadline of 31 January
2024.