Decision details

Cabinet AGREED:

1.         To approve and recommend to Council the adoption of the proposed local council tax support scheme as set out in Appendices A & E of the report.

2.         To approve and recommend to Council the proposals to vary the discounts in respect of certain classes of empty dwellings as summarised in Appendix  A of the report.

3.         To note the responses to  consultation on council tax support and the council tax technical reforms

4.         To note the financial pressure of a £1.9 million reduction in government grant for council tax support in 2013/14.

5.         To note the content of the transitional grant scheme and recommend to full Council the deferral of the band D restriction to local council tax support to April 2014.

6.    To recommend to Council the delegation of responsibility to make any minor and consequential changes necessary to the detailed provision as a result of any changes to the draft regulations upon which the scheme is based to the Director of Finance & Commerce and the Portfolio Lead Member.