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To consider a report of Cabinet on the Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2016/17 (attached, subject to approval by Cabinet).

Amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group NOT CARRIED by 31 votes to 4; deemed motion by the Administration AGREED without division.

A report of Cabinet asked Council to adopt the proposed Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2016/17. This included copies of the Equalities Impact Assessments related to the 2015 and 2016 Local Council Tax Support Schemes.

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

That the report be adopted and its recommendation carried into effect.

Amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group

That the recommendation that the Local Council Tax Support Scheme (CTS) for 2016/17 be approved, be amended to read:

That the Cabinet Member for Finance revisits the Council Tax Support Scheme to consider resetting the scheme by removing all the new charges made on vulnerable and low income residents following the localisation of the Council Tax Support Scheme to ensure council tax increases fall on those most able to pay.

It was AGREED, without debate, that this matter should be dealt with on a vote only basis.

The amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group was NOT CARRIED by a majority vote and the deemed motion on behalf of the Administration was AGREED without division.

RESOLVED:

That the Local Council Tax Support Scheme (CTS) 2016/17 be approved.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Leader of the Council, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that it had received reports on the 4 November 2015 and the 16 December 2015 which had provided an update on developments at the national level and the consequential impact on local government funding and set out  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37