Decision details

To present information on the properties in Slough and their categories of occupation for the purpose of determining the council taxbase for the borough for the 2021/22 financial year.

The Cabinet approved:

2.1. The Tax Base calculation for 2021/22 of

i)Parish of Britwell    810.4

ii)Parish of Colnbrook with Poyle   1,830.3

iii)Parish of Wexham Court    1,348.3

iv)Slough Town  36,839.7

v)All areas  40,828.7

Band D equivalent properties;

The Cabinet noted:

2.2. A Council Tax collection rate of 98.2% for 2021/22; and

2.3. That the estimated deficit on the Council Tax Collection Fund as at 31 March 2021 was estimated to be £3,456k, of which £931k of this related to 2019-20 and £2,525k relates to 2020-21. The Council’s share of the deficit was £2,881k, of which £2,105k related to 2020-21 and would be spread across 3 years as instructed by the Government. The deficit to be repaid in 2021-22 by the Council was £1,478k.