Issue - meetings
Local Council Tax Support
Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Council (Item 65)
65 Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2022/23 
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To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources that sought approval to retain the current Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2022/23.
Minutes:
Meeting: 08/12/2021 - Cabinet (Item 65)
65 Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2022/23 PDF 94 KB
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources seeking approval to retain the current Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2022/23.
Decision:
RECOMMENDED that:
(1) the current Local Council Tax Support scheme, as the approved scheme for Gloucester City in 2021/22, be adopted for 2022/23
(2) the scheme approved at 2.1(1) in the report be updated to align with any legislation changes in January 2022 and to be implemented from 01 April 2022
(3) any urgent amendments to the scheme approved at 2.1(1) in the report, in the event of a national emergency and authorised by the government, be adopted and implemented immediately.
Minutes:
Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources that sought approval to retain the current Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2022/23.
The Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources apprised members of the background to the scheme which is no longer funded by central government. She stated that it is recognised as one of the most generous in the region but warned that it may have to be reviewed in future.
RECOMMENDED that:
(1) the current Local Council Tax Support scheme, as the approved scheme for Gloucester City in 2021/22, be adopted for 2022/23
(2) the scheme approved at 2.1(1) in the report be updated to align with any legislation changes in January 2022 and to be implemented from 01 April 2022
(3) any urgent amendments to the scheme approved at 2.1(1) in the report, in the event of a national emergency and authorised by the government, be adopted and implemented immediately.