Agenda item

1.

That the following be approved and recommended to Council for their approval:-

a.

The Revised Revenue Budget for the year 2021/22 and the Revenue Budget for 2022/23.

b.

For the purpose of proposing an indicative Council Tax for 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 taking into account the Medium Term Financial Plan at Appendix 2 which reflects an increase of £5 each year, any increase will remain within the principles determined by the Government as part of the legislation relating to Local Referendums allowing the veto of excessive Council Tax increases.

c.

Members’ continuing commitment to the approach being taken regarding the efficiency savings, detailed within the council’s ‘Annual Efficiency Statement’ at Appendix 1 of the report.

d.

Any increases in the base level of expenditure and further additional expenditure arising during 2022/23 should be financed from existing budgets or specified compensatory savings, in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Financial Procedure Rules.

e.

The use of all other Reserves and Balances as indicated in Appendices 4 and 5 of the report.

f.

The manpower estimates for 2022/23 in Appendix 4 of the report.

g.

In accordance with the requirements of the Prudential Code for Capital Finance, those indicators included at Appendix 7 of the report.

h.

The Revised Capital Budget for 2021/22 and the Capital Programme for 2022/23 onwards in Appendix 8 of the report.

2.

That it be noted that, in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, as agreed by Council at their meeting on 24 February 2005:

a.

b.

That the amount of 38,004.46 had been calculated as the 2022/23 Council Tax Base for the whole area [(Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)]; and

A Council Tax Base, for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates, had been calculated as indicated below:

Barnacre-with-Bonds

1,094.95

Bleasdale

58.48

Cabus

621.79

Catterall

978.85

Claughton-on-Brock

407.50

Fleetwood

6,404.59

Forton

695.07

Garstang

1,838.05

Great Eccleston

743.21

Hambleton

1,067.66

Inskip-with-Sowerby

402.45

Kirkland

130.09

Myerscough and Bilsborrow

501.47

Nateby

209.65

Nether Wyresdale

329.09

Out Rawcliffe

265.30

Pilling

855.66

Preesall

1,900.70

Stalmine-with-Staynall

647.14

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre

294.77

Winmarleigh

120.93

3.

The Council Tax requirement for the council’s own purposes for 2022/23 (excluding Parish precepts) be £8,161,078.

4.

That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2022/23 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:-

a.

£71,386,560

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

b.

£62,361,311

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

c.

£9,025,249

Being the amount by which the aggregate at 3.4(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3.4(b) above, calculated by the council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

d.

£237.48

Being the amount at 3.4(c) above (Item R) all divided by Item T (3.2(a) above), calculated by the council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).

e.

£864,171

Being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act and as detailed in Appendix 6.

f.

£214.74

Being the amount at 3.4(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3.4(e) above by Item T (3.2(a) above), calculated by the council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates.

5.

That the council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2022/23 was not considered excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.