Decision details

The Executive considered the forecast Collection Fund outturn position for 2015/16, the setting of the Council Tax Base for 2016/17 and a forecast for Business Rates income for 2016/17 and agreed that:-

(1) in relation to Stockport Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates Billing Area:-

·                a forecast Collection Fund deficit relating to Council Tax Revenues of £0.276m and a forecast Collection Fund deficit relating to Business Rates of £2.188m be declared for 2015/16;

·                the Council Tax Base for 2016/17 at a Band D equivalent figure of 90,697.7 be approved;

·                the forecast for Business Rates Income of £93.819m for 2016/17 be provisionally approved.

(2) the following decisions be delegated to the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Support & Governance):

·                any decision to vary the Business Rates forecast presented at paragraphs 4.9 to 4.12 of the report;

·                the decision as to whether or not to join the Greater Manchester/Cheshire East/Cheshire West and Chester Business Rates Pool as set out in section 5 of the report.

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