Issue - meetings
Local Council Tax Reduction Review
Meeting: 07/11/2023 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 Local Council Tax Reduction Review 
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To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Council Tax Reduction Scheme, item 9
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- APPENDIX B – RESPONSE FROM THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER and THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE, item 9
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- APPENDIX C – EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT, item 9
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Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy presented a report that recommended to Council the adoption of a new Council Tax Reduction Scheme. It was proposed that a simplified banded/income approach, as set out in the report should be implemented as the scheme for Dorset Council.
It was proposed by Cllr G Suttle seconded by Cllr S Gibson.
Recommendation to Council
That the new Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2024/25 be adopted with effect
from 1 April 2024.
Reason for the recommendation
Each year the Council is required to review its Council Tax Reduction (CTR) Scheme in accordance with the requirements of the schedule 1A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and to either maintain the scheme or replace it.