Decision details

Council Tax Discounts and Exemptions

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Following legislative changes, the Council has discretion to vary council tax discounts on second homes and exemptions on empty properties.
This report proposes changes to these from 1 April 2013.

Decision:

That Cabinet recommends to Council for the financial year 2013/14 and subsequent years until revoked to

 

a)      Reduce the council tax discount on second homes from 10% to 0%.

 

b)      Determine that the council tax discount on empty and unfurnished dwellings be 0%.

 

c)      Determine that the council tax discount on empty and unfurnished dwellings undergoing major repair be 0%.

 

Report author: Steve Barrett

Publication date: 15/01/2013

Date of decision: 14/01/2013

Decided at meeting: 14/01/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/01/2013

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