Purpose

To consider the Budget and make
recommendations to Council as appropriate.

Content

The Executive RESOLVED to
RECOMMEND that Council:
 
(i)           
agree a 2.99% increase in Waverley’s Band D Council Tax
Charge
for 2025/26 with resultant
increases to the other council tax bands;
 
(ii)          
agree to continue the Council’s existing Council Tax Support
Scheme at the current levels;
 
(iii)         
agree (a) to a general inflationary increase to Fees and Charges
for
2025/26 except for
car parking charges and some limited other exceptions as proposed
in Annexe 4.1, (b) agree the increase to car parking charges as
proposed in Annexe 4.2;
 
(iv)         
approve a general inflationary increase of 2.5% to the weekly
charge for all garages from 1 April 2025; 

 
(v)          
approve the General Fund Budget for 2025/26 as summarised in Annexe
2, incorporating the baseline net service cost variations detailed
at Annexe 1 and Annexe 3;

 
(vi)         
approve the General Fund Capital Programme as detailed in Annexe 5;
and,

 
(vii)       
approve the reserve movements as set out in Annexe 6 and to agree a
delegation to the S151 Officer to agree draw down from the reserves
if the use is in line with the approved purpose.

 
(viii)      
approve that from 1 April 2025, the Council varies its
determination of 12 February 2019 under Section 11B of the Local
Government Finance Act 1992, so that the long-term empty dwelling
levy starts after a property has been empty and unfurnished for one
year.

 
(ix)         
Approve that, from 1 April 2026, the Council will charge a
premium(levy) of 100% on periodically used dwellings as defined by
section 11C of the Local Government Act 1992.