Decision details

Council Tax - Care Leavers Discount Review

Decision Maker: District Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

 

 

RESOLVED:

That District Executive recommend that the Chief Executive agrees to:-

 

a.

approve the use of the Councils’ local discretionary powers to increase the existing Care Leavers discount from April 2022.

 

b.

approve that the additional amount to fund the increase in the Care Leavers discount is added to the budget which currently funds Council Tax Discretionary reductions

Reason:

To approve the use of the Council’s local discretionary powers to increase the Care Leavers discount from 1 April 2022, in accordance with the provisions contained in section 13A Local Government Finance Act 1992 and align with the other District Councils in the Somerset area.

 

Publication date: 02/09/2021

Date of decision: 02/09/2021

Decided at meeting: 02/09/2021 - District Executive

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