Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Financial Sustainability presented the Council Tax Base report for 2025/26. He said that the report confirmed the base level for 2025/26, including a breakdown by town and parish councils, and the calculation for the council tax base which was governed by statutory regulations.

Councillor Brittain proposed that the recommendations in the report be supported. Councillor Swainston seconded the proposal.

Councillor Holt said that one parish was listed as Bengeo but thought this should say Bengeo Rural.

Councillor Brittain said he would lo at  this  after the meeting.

The motion to support the recommendations having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that (A) the calculation of the Council’s tax base for the whole district, and for the parish areas, for 2025/26 be approved; and

(B)   pursuant to the report and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by East Hertfordshire District Council as its council tax base for the whole area for 2025/26 shall be 65,314.04 and for the parish areas listed in the report for 2025/26 shall be as listed in the report.