Agenda item

Council Tax Resolution 2016/17

Northampton Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council” in this resolution) calculated the following amounts for the year 2016/2017 in accordance with various regulations and RESOLVES for the financial year 2016/2017 to:

1

Note that on 25/01/2016 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2016/17:

a)

for the whole council area as:

64,358

(Item T in the formula in section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended)

b)

for the parish precept area as:

20,745

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a parish precept relates as in the  attached appendix C.

2

Set the Council Tax Requirement for its own purposes for 2016/17 (including parish precepts) at £14,425,380.

£

a)

Net Expenditure on Council Services including formula grant

13,380,659

b)

Parish Council Precepts

1,044,721

c)

Total Council Tax Requirement

14,425,380

3

Set the following amounts in accordance with sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

a)

Relevant Gross Expenditure

124,767,705

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in  Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils

b)

Relevant Gross Income

(110,342,325)

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

c)

Council Tax Requirement

14,425,380

The Council Tax Requirement being

the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

d)

Basic Council Tax including Parish Precepts

224.14

being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its  Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts).

e)

Total of Special Items

1,839,541

This represents the total of Parish precepts and other special items in accordance with s34(1) of the Act (as shown at 2 above).

f)

Basic Amount of Council Tax for dwellings in parts of the area to which no special items relate

195.56

Item (e) - (g) divided by tax base (resolution 2(a)) in accordance with s34(2) of the Act.

4

Note that the County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table at Schedule C.

5

Note that the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Act hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables at appendix 2 as the amounts of Council Tax for 2016/17 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

6

Note that the Council's basic amount of council tax for 2016/17 (for the Borough's own purposes and excluding special expenses) is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

Schedules

Schedule A

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Council Tax Base

Special Expenses

Special Expenses Charge

Basic Amount of Council Tax excluding Special Expenses

Basic Amount of Council Tax including Special Expenses

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

2,627

170,373

64.86

195.56

260.42

Collingtree

514

18,140

35.29

195.56

230.85

Duston

5,448

459,535

84.35

195.56

279.91

Great Houghton

288

20,770

72.24

195.56

267.80

Hardingstone

782

41,401

52.92

195.56

248.48

Upton

2,617

32,400

12.38

195.56

207.94

Wootton

2,927

169,592

57.93

195.56

253.49

East Hunsbury

3,412

197,342

57.84

195.56

253.40

Hunsbury Meadows

505

14,695

29.08

195.56

224.64

West Hunsbury

1,625

7,255

4.47

195.56

200.03

Unparished Area

43,613

708,039

16.23

195.56

211.79

64,358

1,839,541

Schedule B

Basic Amount of Council Tax for each Council Tax band

Valuation Bands

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

173.61

202.55

231.48

260.42

318.29

376.16

434.03

520.84

Collingtree

153.90

179.55

205.20

230.85

282.15

333.45

384.75

461.70

Duston

186.61

217.71

248.81

279.91

342.11

404.31

466.52

559.82

Great Houghton

178.53

208.29

238.04

267.80

327.31

386.82

446.33

535.60

Hardingstone

165.65

193.26

220.87

248.48

303.70

358.92

414.13

496.96

Upton

138.63

161.73

184.84

207.94

254.15

300.36

346.57

415.88

Wootton

168.99

197.16

225.32

253.49

309.82

366.15

422.48

506.98

East Hunsbury

168.93

197.09

225.24

253.40

309.71

366.02

422.33

506.80

Hunsbury Meadows

149.76

174.72

199.68

224.64

274.56

324.48

374.40

449.28

West Hunsbury

133.35

155.58

177.80

200.03

244.48

288.93

333.38

400.06

Unparished Area

141.19

164.73

188.26

211.79

258.85

305.92

352.98

423.58

Schedule C

Major Precepting Authorities Council Tax for each Council Tax band

Valuation Bands

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Northamptonshire County Council

740.83

864.31

987.78

1,111.25

1,358.19

1,605.14

1,852.08

2,222.50

Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner

136.64

159.41

182.19

204.96

250.51

296.05

341.60

409.92

Schedule D

Aggregate Council Tax for each Council Tax band

Valuation Bands

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Area:

Billing

1,051.08

1,226.27

1,401.45

1,576.63

1,926.99

2,277.35

2,627.71

3,153.26

Collingtree

1,031.37

1,203.27

1,375.17

1,547.06

1,890.85

2,234.64

2,578.43

3,094.12

Duston

1,064.08

1,241.43

1,418.78

1,596.12

1,950.81

2,305.50

2,660.20

3,192.24

Great Houghton

1,056.00

1,232.01

1,408.01

1,584.01

1,936.01

2,288.01

2,640.01

3,168.02

Hardingstone

1,043.12

1,216.98

1,390.84

1,564.69

1,912.40

2,260.11

2,607.81

3,129.38

Upton

1,016.10

1,185.45

1,354.81

1,524.15

1,862.85

2,201.55

2,540.25

3,048.30

Wootton

1,046.46

1,220.88

1,395.29

1,569.70

1,918.52

2,267.34

2,616.16

3,139.40

East Hunsbury

1,046.40

1,220.81

1,395.21

1,569.61

1,918.41

2,267.21

2,616.01

3,139.22

Hunsbury Meadows

1,027.23

1,198.44

1,369.65

1,540.85

1,883.26

2,225.67

2,568.08

3,081.70

West Hunsbury

1,010.82

1,179.30

1,347.77

1,516.24

1,853.18

2,190.12

2,527.06

3,032.48

Unparished Area

1,018.66

1,188.45

1,358.23

1,528.00

1,867.55

2,207.11

2,546.66

3,056.00

Parish & Town Council Precepts

2015/16

2016/17

Tax Base

Precepts
£

Council Tax Band D (£)

Tax Base

Precepts
£

Council Tax Band D (£)

Council Tax Increase

Billing

2,507

144,632

57.70

2,627

147,164

56.02

-2.9%

Collingtree

507

12,140

23.95

514

18,140

35.29

47.4%

Duston

5,358

415,035

77.46

5,448

443,101

81.34

5.0%

Great Houghton

284

20,770

73.03

288

20,770

72.24

-1.1%

Hardingstone

761

23,401

30.74

782

41,401

52.92

72.1%

Upton

2,181

27,000

12.38

2,617

32,400

12.38

0.0%

Wootton & East Hunsbury

6,258

327,100

52.27

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Wootton

n/a

n/a

n/a

2,927

169,150

57.78

n/a

East Hunsbury

n/a

n/a

n/a

3,412

157,900

46.28

n/a

Hunsbury Meadows

489

14,220

29.07

505

14,695

29.08

0.0%

West Hunsbury

1,602

37,500

23.41

1,625

0

0.00

-100.0%

Parish & Town Council Precepts including Special Expenses

Precepts Band D (£)

Special Expenses Band D
(£)

Total
(£)

Billing

56.02

8.84

64.86

Collingtree

35.29

0.00

35.29

Duston

81.34

3.01

84.35

Great Houghton

72.24

0.00

72.24

Hardingstone

52.92

0.00

52.92

Upton

12.38

0.00

12.38

Wootton

57.78

0.15

57.93

East Hunsbury

46.28

11.56

57.84

Hunsbury Meadows

29.08

0.00

29.08

West Hunsbury

0.00

4.47

4.47

Unparished

0.00

16.23

16.23