RESOLVED:

      i.        That, in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by Shropshire Council as its Council Tax taxbase for the year 2017/18, be approved as detailed in Appendix A, totalling 106,565.90 Band D equivalents.

    ii.        That continuation of the Council’s current localised Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme in 2017/18 be noted.  The scheme is attached at Appendix B.

   iii.        That the exclusion of 10,419.63 Band D equivalents from the taxbase as a result of localised Council Tax Support be noted.

   iv.        That continuation of the discretionary Council Tax discount policy of 0% be noted in respect of second homes (other than those that retain a 50% discount through regulation as a result of job related protection) and note the inclusion of 669.82 Band D equivalents in the Council Tax taxbase as a result of this discount policy.

    v.        That continuation be noted of the discretionary Council Tax discount policy of 50% for up to 12 months in respect of vacant dwellings undergoing major repair, i.e. former Class A exempt properties, and the resulting exclusion of 133.94 Band D equivalents from the Council Tax taxbase.

   vi.        That continuation of the discretionary Council Tax discount policy be noted in respect of vacant dwellings, i.e. former Class C exempt properties, of 100% for one month, i.e. effectively reinstating the exemption, and then a 25% discount for the remaining five months and the resulting exclusion of 234.66 and 255.58 Band D equivalents respectively from the Council Tax taxbase.

  vii.        That continuation of the “six week rule” be noted in respect of vacant dwellings, i.e. former Class C exempt properties.

 viii.        That continuation be noted of the discretionary power to levy a Council Tax premium of 50% in relation to dwellings which have been empty for more than two years and the resulting inclusion of 235.38 Band D equivalents in the Council Tax taxbase.

   ix.        That a collection rate for the year 2017/18 of 98.2% be approved.