Decision details
recommended Council Tax Base for 2018/19.
Decision Maker: Interim Chief Finance Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To agree the London Borough of Haringey’s tax base as 77,093
for the year 2018/19 in accordance with the Local Authorities
(Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012,
detailed in Statutory Instrument 2012:2914 which came into force on
30th November 2012.
the assumed collection rate of 96.25% for 2018/19.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council is required to set its council tax
base by the 31st January each year. The Council has delegated the
decision for setting the council tax base to the s151 officer in
consultation with the cabinet member for Finance & Health and
CAB.
Setting the council tax base is a statutory requirement and a
fundamental part of the revenue budget and council tax setting
process. It represents a measure of the taxable capacity of the
area and when multiplied by the band D council tax rate indicates
the Council’s tax generating potential for that year.
Alternative options considered:
No alternatives were considered as this is a
statutory requirement.
Publication date: 09/02/2018
Date of decision: 19/01/2018
Accompanying Documents:
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