To approve the Council Tax reducation scheme for 2022/23.

Council considered a report by the Leader to agree the council tax reduction scheme for 2022/23.

The cabinet member finance, corporate services and planning proposed the council tax reduction scheme for 2022/23 and introduced the report.

The Leader seconded the council tax reduction scheme for 2022/23 for approval.

Council debated the report and the following actions were raised during the debate:

·         To provide a written response with confirmation of the number of claimants of the CTR scheme in the two years preceding the Covid pandemic.

·         To provide a written response with details of the cost of the consultation undertaken on the CTR scheme.

A named vote was held to agree the council tax reduction scheme set out in the report. The scheme was carried unanimously.

FOR (49): Councillors Paul Andrews, Bartlett, Bartrum, Bolderson, Boulter, Bowen, Bowes, Chowns, Crockett, Davies, Durkin, Fagan, Foxton, Gandy, Guthrie, Hardwick, Harrington, Harvey, Hewitt, Hey, Hitchiner, Howells, I’Anson, James, Jinman, Johnson, Mike Jones, Kenyon, Lester, Marsh, Matthews, Millmore, Milln, Norman, Phillips, Price, Probert, Rone, Shaw, Stark, Stone, Summers, Swinglehurst, Symonds, Tillett, Toynbee, Tyler, Watson and Wilding.

Against (0)

Abstentions (0)

RESOLVED: That

(a)  The council tax reduction scheme for 2022/23, with the same parameters as the existing scheme, be approved.