Decision details

The Executive Meeting considered a forecast for the outturn position of the Council Tax Collection Fund for 2013/14, forecast for the Council Tax Base for 2014/15, and a forecast for Business Rates income for 2014/15 and has agreed that

·           a forecast Collection Fund surplus relating to Council Tax Revenues of £1.306m for 2013/14 and a forecast Collection Fund deficit relating to Business Rates of £2.910m be declared;

·           the Council Tax Base for 2014/15 at a Band D equivalent figure of 88,533.7;

·           the forecast for Business Rates Income of £88.209m for 2014/15 be provisionally approved;

The Executive Meeting also agreed that the following decisions be delegated to the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services):

·           any decision to vary the Business Rates forecast presented at paragraphs 4.9 to 4.13 of the report;

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

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