Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/FH/16/048

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt Appendices to Report No CAB/FH/16/048, be approved, as follows:

1.           Exempt Appendix 1: Council Tax totalling £5,709.68

2.           Exempt Appendix 2: Business Rates totalling £74,715.96

3.           Exempt Appendix 3: Overpayment of Housing Benefit totalling £5,809.18.

(Report No: CAB/FH/16/048)

Councillor Stephen Edwards, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, presented this report which sought approval for the write-off of uncollectable amounts in respect of Council Tax, Business Rates and Housing Benefit overpayments.

The Portfolio Holder referred to paragraph 1.5 of the report which explained that the Council was working with the Local Government Association (LGA) for legislation changes which would support the prevention of businesses building up large amounts of unpaid business rates.

Paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the report also set out the collection rates for the National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) and Council Tax as at 30 September 2016.

The Cabinet also considered the exempt Appendices to this report and as reference was to be made to specific detail, these discussions, were held in private session (see Minute Number 251. below).