Issue - meetings

To receive a report seeking to confirm the level of Council Tax for 2021/22, following the setting of the GLA precept.

The Director of Finance introduced the report which he advised was seeking approval to the final level of Council Tax for 2021-22.

Members noted that due to the timing of the Greater London Authority (GLA) consideration of its precept, Full Council on 22 February 2021 had agreed to establish the Council Tax Setting Committee on the basis of the Terms of Reference detailed in Appendix B of the report) in order to confirm the formal resolutions agreed in relation to the level of Council Tax set for 2021-22 having taken account of the GLAs final decision relating to its precept. The GLAs precept had been confirmed on the 25 February 2021 as £363.66 at Band D, with full details of the subsequent Council Tax levels for all property bands detailed in Appendix A of the report.

As no further issues were raised, it was RESOLVED:

(1)     To note the 2021/22 budget agreed by Full Council on 22 February 2021, including a 4.99% council tax increase.

(2)     To note the formal resolution for Brent council tax agreed by Full Council on 22 February 2021 that the 2021/22 Brent element of the council tax for Band D properties in Brent, including an increase of 4.99%, be set at £1,378.26.

(3)      To note the Greater London Authority precept for 2021/22 of £363.66 for B and D properties, agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA) on 25 February 2021.

(4)      To agree that the total council tax for all Band D properties will be set at

£1,741.92

(5)      To approve the formal resolution for council tax in 2021/22 as detailed below and in Appendix A to the report.

2021/22 Formal Resolution

In relation to the council tax for 2021/22 we resolve:

            That the following amounts be now calculated as the Council’s element by the Council for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended:

(a) £1,029,121,285  being the aggregate of the amount that the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

(b) 900,990,772        being the aggregate of the amounts that the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c) £135,689,697      being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

 (d) £1,378.26           being the amount at (c) above, divided by the amount for the tax base of 98,450, agreed by the General Purposes Committee on the 7 December 2020, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

(e)                                           Valuation Bands

To receive a report seeking to decide the level of Council Tax for 2020/21, following the setting of the GLA precept.

The Director of Finance introduced the report which he advised was seeking approval to the final level of Council Tax for 2020-21.

Members noted that due to the timing of the Greater London Authority (GLA) consideration of its precept, Full Council on 19 February 2020 had agreed to establish the Council Tax Setting Committee on the basis of the Terms of Reference detailed in Appendix B of the report) in order to confirm the formal resolutions agreed in relation to the level of Council Tax set for 2020-21 having taken account of the GLAs final decision relating to its precept.  The GLAs precept had been confirmed on the 24 February 2020 as £332.07 at Band D, with full details of the subsequent Council Tax levels for all property bands detailed in Appendix A of the report.

As no further issues were raised, it was RESOLVED:

(1)        To note the 2020/21 budget agreed by Full Council on 19 February 2020, including a 3.99% council tax increase.

(2)    To note the formal resolution for Brent Council Tax agreed by Full Council on 19 February 2020 that the 2020/21 Brent element of the Council Tax for Band D properties in Brent, including an increase of 3.99%, be set at £1,312.74.

(3)    To note the Greater London Authority precept for 2020/21 of £332.07 for Band D properties, agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA) on 24 February 2020.

(4)    To agree that the total Council Tax for all Band D properties be set at £1,644.81

(5)    To approve the formal resolution for Council Tax in 2020/21, as detailed below and in Appendix A to the report.

2020/21 Formal Resolution

        In relation to the council tax for 2020/21 we resolve:

        That the following amounts be now calculated as the Council’s element by the Council for the year 2020/21 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended:

(a) £1,029,121,285  being the aggregate of the amount that the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

(b) 900,990,772       being the aggregate of the amounts that the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c) £128,130,513     being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year.

 (d) £1,312.74         being the amount at (c) above, divided by the amount for the tax base of 97,605, agreed by the General Purposes Committee on 9 December 2019, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year.

(e)                          Valuation Bands