Agenda item

Council assembly is asked to consider a local council tax reduction scheme and policy from 1 April 2013 as recommended by cabinet on 23 October 2012.

(See pages 17 - 25 of the main agenda and supplemental agenda 1, pages 1 - 321)

This report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.12 (3) & (4), the report was afforded up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

The meeting had agreed that there would be a single debate on the report and  Amendments E and F.

In accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11 (1), Councillor Richard Livingstone, cabinet member for finance, resources and community safety, moved the report.

Councillor Toby Eckersley, seconded by Councillor Michael Mitchell, moved Amendment E.

Councillor Tim McNally, seconded by Councillor Paul Noblet, moved Amendment F.

At 10.28 pm the Mayor announced that the time allocated to this report had expired.  The Mayor announced that the amendments would be voted on separately, followed by a vote on the substantive recommendations.

Amendment E was put to the vote and declared to be lost.

Amendment F was put to the vote and declared to be lost.

The recommendations contained in the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the recommendations made by cabinet on 23 October 2012 to adopt a policy under Section 13A Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), which will form the basis of the regulatory framework for a local council tax reduction scheme, be agreed.

2.  That the recommendation made by cabinet on 23 October 2012 to adopt the preferred council tax reduction scheme option, which will result in capping council tax support to 85% of current entitlement levels and abolishing the second adult rebate for non-pensioners in 2013/14, be agreed. 

3.  That following resolution 1, the council tax reduction scheme finalised policy be presented to council assembly in January 2013 for approval, following the publication of prescribed requirements regulations which are currently in draft form.

Note: The clerk announced that the cabinet recommendation had not been amended, therefore in accordance with the budget and policy framework procedure rule 2 (e), the decision could be implemented with immediate effect.