Issue - meetings

(i)  Revenue Budget

a)  That the Revenue Budget for 2010/11 totalling £569,295,000, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers, be approved, including a 2.5% increase in the Leeds element of the Council Tax.

b)  That with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved:-

i)  approve the budget at the average rent increase of figure of  3.1%

ii)  increase the charges for garage rents to £6.07 per week

iii)  increase service charges in line with rents (3.1%)

(ii)  Council Tax

1.   That it be noted that at the meeting on 20^th January 2010, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2010/11, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)   236,630 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

b) 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

2  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2010/11 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a) £2,098,510,270.94  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

b) £1,527,787,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

c) £570,723,270.94  being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

d) £303,443,733  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its general fund in respect of redistributed Non-Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred from its Collection Fund into its General Fund under Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and reduced by the amount which the Council estimates will be  transferred from its Collection Fund to its General Fund pursuant to the Collection  ...  view the full agenda text for item 91

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.10 leave of Council was given to alter paragraph (ii)3 by the deletion of the words “has Issued” and “are expected to issue” and replacement of the latter with “have issued” and deletion of  “The Fire and Rescue Authority meet to finalise their budget and Council Taxes on 19^th February 2010”.

It was moved by Councillor Brett, seconded by Councillor A Carter

(i)  Revenue Budget

a)  That the Revenue Budget for 2010/11 totalling £569,295,000, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers, be approved, including a 2.5% increase in the Leeds element of the Council Tax.

b)  That with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved:-

i)  approve the budget at the average rent increase of figure of 3.1%

ii)  increase the charges for garage rents to £6.07 per week

iii)  increase service charges in line with rents (3.1%)

(ii)  Council Tax

1.   That it be noted that at the meeting on 20^th January 2010, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2010/11, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)   236,630 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

b) 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

2  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2010/11 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a) £2,098,510,270.94  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

b) £1,527,787,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

c) £570,723,270.94  being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

d) £303,443,733  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable  ...  view the full minutes text for item 91