To consider a report on the above

Members considered the submitted report which set out the Council’s tax base for council tax purposes for 2014/15.

It was proposed by the Mayor and seconded by Councillor Thomas (D):

(i)          that the calculation of the Council Tax Base for the year 2014/15 be approved as shown in Appendix 1 of the submitted report;

(ii)         that the calculation of the Brixham Town Council Tax Base for the year 2014/15 be approved as shown in Appendix 2 of the submitted report;

(iii)        that, in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Torbay Council as its Council Tax base for the year 2014/15 should be41,713.28;

(iv)        that, in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Torbay Council as the Council Tax base for Brixham Town Council for the year 2014/15 should be 5,633.38;  and

(v)         that the approval of the estimated distribution on the Collection Fund for both Council Tax and Non Domestic Rates for the next financial year and following years is delegated to the Chief Finance Officer and subsequently distributed to all Members as part of the budget proposals.

On being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried.