Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendation of Executive on 4th January, 2024,

RECOMMENDED to Council that the Tax Reduction Scheme (attached as Appendix A) be adopted for the year 2024-25 with the income bands uprated in line with the annual uprating in primary welfare benefits.

It was proposed by the Executive Member for Corporate Services and seconded by the Leader that the recommendation be approved. This was carried unanimously.

The Executive Member for Corporate Services thanked the Service Lead for Revenue, Benefits and Customer Support and the team for their work on putting together the scheme.

RESOLVED that the Tax Reduction Scheme (attached as Appendix A to the Executive agenda report 4 January 2024) be adopted for the year 2024-25 with the income bands uprated in line with the annual uprating in primary welfare benefits.

The Executive Member for Corporate Resources presented the report to update to members on the operation of the Council Tax Reduction (CTR) Scheme during 2023-24 and to seek approval for the scheme to be recommended for adoption by Council for the year 2024-25.

The report proposed no change to the scheme itself but recommended using existing provisions within the scheme to uplift the income thresholds to reflect the Government’s annual uprating of primary benefits.

A non-Executive Member spoke on the item.

RECOMMENDED to Council that the Tax Reduction Scheme (attached as Appendix A) be adopted for the year 2024-25 with the income bands uprated in line with the annual uprating in primary welfare benefits.

The vote was unanimous.