Agenda item
2017/18 BUDGET
- Meeting of Isle of Anglesey County Council, Tuesday, 28th February, 2017 2.00 pm (Item 6.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 6.
a) Revenue Budget 2017/18
To submit a report by the Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.
(b) Capital Budget 2017/18
To submit a report by the Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.
(c) Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2017/18
To submit a report by the Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.
(ch) Council Tax Setting
To submit a report by the Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.
(d) Amendments to the Budget
To submit any amendments to the Budget of which notice has been received under Paragraph 4.3.2.2.11 of the Constitution.
(Note: All the above papers need to be considered as a single package).
Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented the Executive’s proposals for the Revenue and Capital budgets 2016/17, Treasury Management Strategy Statement and setting the Council Tax as 6(a) to (ch) within the Agenda. He wished to thank the Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer and his staff for their work in preparing the budget. He also thanked the Corporate Scrutiny Committee for their work and to all the Elected Members who had attended numerous seminars and meetings which have taken place with regard to the budget.
He said that during the consultation process with regard to the budget it has been possible to bring the increase to the Council Tax to 2.5% instead of 3% originally proposed; this is one of the smallest increases in Council Tax in Wales. The level of reserves is £8m is the highest ever, this compares favourably with other local authorities which are much larger. The positive collaboration between the political groups within the Council over the last 4 years has achieved this favourable budget before the Council at today’s meeting.
The Leader of the Opposition Group, Councillor Llinos M. Huws also wished to thank the Officers of the Finance Department for their work in preparing the budget. As the Young Peoples Champion she wished to thank the Council for allowing the Llais Ni Forum of young people to be able to contribute and express opinion during the budget consultation process.
Members of the County Council wished to thank the Portfolio Holder for Finance for his leadership with regard to the budget and for his work over the last 4 years.
Following consideration of the papers as a single package it was RESOLVED :-
· To accept the budget proposals and Treasury Management Strategy as presented for 2017/18;
· To accept the draft Council Tax Resolution as (ch) in the Agenda :-
1. RESOLVED
(a) Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt the Medium Term Financial Plan at Section 13 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2017/18 Budget at Section 10, as a Budget Strategy within the meaning given by the Constitution, and to affirm that it becomes part of the budget framework with the exception of figures described as current.
(b) Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt a revenue budget for 2017/18 as shown at Appendix 4 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2017/18 Budget.
(c) Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt a capital budget as shown in the Capital Bids 2017/18 report.
(ch) To delegate to the Head of Function (Resources) the power to make adjustments between headings in Appendix 4 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2017/18 Budget in order to give effect to the Council’s decisions.
(d) To delegate to the Executive Committee, for the financial year 2017/18, the powers to transfer budgets between headings as follows:-
(i) unlimited powers to spend each budget heading in Appendix 4 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2017/18 Budget against the name of each service, on the service to which it relates;
(ii) powers to approve the use of service and earmarked reserves to fund one-off spending proposals that contribute to the delivery of the Council’s objectives and improve services;
(iii) powers to vire from new or increased sources of income.
(dd) To delegate to the Executive Committee, in respect of the financial year 2017/18 and on the advice of the Head of Function (Resources), the power to release up to £500k from general balances to deal with priorities arising during the year.
(e) To delegate to the Executive Committee, in respect of the period to 31 March 2018, the following powers:-
(i) powers to make new commitments from future years’ revenue budgets up to the amount identified under New Priorities in the Medium Term Financial Plan;
(ii) the power and the duty to make plans for achievement of revenue budget savings implied by the Medium Term Financial Plan;
(iii) powers to transfer budgets between capital projects in the Capital Bids 2017/18 report and to commit resources in following years and consistent with the budget framework.
(f) To set and approve the prudential and treasury indicators which are estimates and limits for 2017/18 and onwards as shown in the report on Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2017/18.
(ff) To approve the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2017/18.
(g) To confirm that items 1(b) to (ff) become part of the budget framework.
2. RESOLVEDto adopt and affirm for the purposes of the financial year 2017/18 the decision of the County Council on 10 March 1998 to set the discount level applicable to the prescribed Class A and prescribed Class B of dwellings under Section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), as described by the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 1998, as follows:-
Prescribed Class A Nil Discount
Prescribed Class B Nil Discount
3. RESOLVED to adopt and affirm for the purposes of the financial year 2017/18 the decision of the County Council on 6 March 2007 to set the discount level applicable to the prescribed Class C of dwellings under Section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), as described by the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) and Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 as follows:-
Prescribed Class C Nil Discount
4. RESOLVED to adopt and affirm for the purposes of the financial year 2017/18 the decision of the County Council on 10 March 2017 to disapply any discount(s) granted to long-term empty dwellings and dwellings occupied periodically (usually known as second homes) and apply a higher amount of Council Tax (called a Council Tax Premium) of 25% of the standard rate of Council Tax for both long-term empty Dwellings and for dwellings occupied periodically (usually known as second homes) under Sections 12A and 12B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as inserted by Section 139 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
5. That it be noted that at its meeting on 28 February 1996 the Council resolved not to treat any expenses incurred by the Council in part of its area or in meeting any levy or special levy as special expenses and that the resolutions remain in force until expressly rescinded.
6. That it is noted that a resolution of the Executive on 28 November 2016 approved the amount calculated by the Isle of Anglesey County Council for its council tax base for 2017/18 and to further note that the full Council in its meeting on the 15 December 2016 approved that the local Council Tax Reduction Scheme will continue unchanged for 2017/18.
7. At its meeting on 28 November 2016, the Executive, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base)(Wales) Regulations 1995 (SI19956/2561) as amended by SI1999/2935 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) and Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings)(Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and the Local Authority (Calculation of Taxbase)(Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 resolved to approve the amounts calculated by the Isle of Anglesey County Council as its tax base and for the parts of the area, for the year 2017/18, as follows:-
a) 30,794.83 being the amount approved by the Executive as the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s council tax base for the year.
b) The parts of the Council’s area, being the amounts calculated by the Executive as the amounts of the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate, are as follows:-
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Amlwch |
1,476.75 |
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Beaumaris |
1,066.68 |
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Holyhead |
3,810.66 |
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Llangefni |
1,928.63 |
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Menai Bridge |
1,413.85 |
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Llanddaniel-fab |
372.16 |
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Llanddona |
366.05 |
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Cwm Cadnant |
1,150.08 |
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Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll |
1,311.96 |
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Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog |
680.63 |
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Bodorgan |
446.64 |
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Llangoed |
648.43 |
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Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen |
608.48 |
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Llanidan |
412.75 |
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Rhosyr |
991.35 |
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Penmynydd |
235.22 |
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Pentraeth |
558.84 |
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Moelfre |
625.35 |
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Llanbadrig |
667.73 |
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Llanddyfnan |
498.77 |
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Llaneilian |
554.32 |
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Llannerch-y-medd |
510.32 |
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Llaneugrad |
185.26 |
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Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf |
1,778.79 |
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Cylch y Garn |
405.67 |
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Mechell |
535.65 |
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Rhos-y-bol |
467.18 |
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Aberffraw |
299.58 |
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Bodedern |
428.35 |
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Bodffordd |
426.99 |
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Trearddur |
1,293.84 |
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Tref Alaw |
245.15 |
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Llanfachraeth |
225.49 |
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Llanfaelog |
1,262.29 |
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Llanfaethlu |
289.70 |
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Llanfair-yn-Neubwll |
565.93 |
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Valley |
970.49 |
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Bryngwran |
355.78 |
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Rhoscolyn |
359.49 |
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Trewalchmai |
363.29 |
8. That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2017/18, in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-
a) £182,300,032 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) of the Act.
b) £54,913,070 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c) of the Act.
c) £127,386,962 being the amount by which the aggregate at 8(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 8(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.
ch) £92,652,396 being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its council fund in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates, revenue support grant and specific grant, reduced by any amount calculated in accordance with Section 33(3) of the Act.
d) £1,127.94 being the amount at 8(c) above less the amount at 8(ch) above, all divided by the amount at 7(a) above, calculated by the Executive, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year.
dd) £1,229,962 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.
e) £1,088.01 being the amount at 8(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 8(dd) above by the amount at 7(a) above, calculated by the Executive, 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 special item relates.
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f) |
Part of the Council's area |
D |
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Amlwch |
£ |
1,148.85 |
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Beaumaris |
£ |
1,114.83 |
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Holyhead |
£ |
1,189.62 |
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Llangefni |
£ |
1,160.73 |
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Menai Bridge |
£ |
1,151.82 |
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Llanddaniel-fab |
£ |
1,109.07 |
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Llanddona |
£ |
1,102.05 |
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Cwm Cadnant |
£ |
1,115.37 |
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Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll |
£ |
1,118.52 |
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Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog |
£ |
1,113.39 |
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Bodorgan |
£ |
1,106.73 |
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Llangoed |
£ |
1,103.58 |
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Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen |
£ |
1,097.91 |
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Llanidan |
£ |
1,108.98 |
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Rhosyr |
£ |
1,114.65 |
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Penmynydd |
£ |
1,113.48 |
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Pentraeth |
£ |
1,114.83 |
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Moelfre |
£ |
1,107.00 |
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Llanbadrig |
£ |
1,126.17 |
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Llanddyfnan |
£ |
1,101.78 |
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Llaneilian |
£ |
1,109.61 |
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Llannerch-y-medd |
£ |
1,109.97 |
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Llaneugrad |
£ |
1,109.61 |
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Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf |
£ |
1,118.88 |
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Cylch y Garn |
£ |
1,102.77 |
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Mechell |
£ |
1,104.21 |
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Rhos-y-bol |
£ |
1,104.03 |
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Aberffraw |
£ |
1,111.41 |
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Bodedern |
£ |
1,111.32 |
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Bodffordd |
£ |
1,103.13 |
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Trearddur |
£ |
1,112.04 |
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Tref Alaw |
£ |
1,113.03 |
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Llanfachraeth |
£ |
1,106.10 |
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Llanfaelog |
£ |
1,110.60 |
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Llanfaethlu |
£ |
1,107.90 |
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Llanfair-yn-Neubwll |
£ |
1,109.43 |
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Valley |
£ |
1,120.77 |
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Bryngwran |
£ |
1,114.56 |
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Rhoscolyn |
£ |
1,099.17 |
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Trewalchmai |
£ |
1,105.92 |
being the amount given by adding to the amount at 8(e) above, the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 8(b) above, calculated by the Executive in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one of more special items relate.
being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 8(e) and 8(f) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Executive, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.
9. That it be noted that, for the year 2017/18, the Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales has stated the following amounts in a precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
Precepting Authority Valuation Bands
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
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Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales |
£ |
166.14 |
193.83 |
221.52 |
249.21 |
304.59 |
359.97 |
415.35 |
498.42 |
581.49 |
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10. That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 8(ff) and 9 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of council tax for the year 2017/18 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
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Valuation Bands |
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Part of the Council's Area |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
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Amlwch |
£ |
932.04 |
1,087.38 |
1,242.72 |
1,398.06 |
1,708.74 |
2,019.42 |
2,330.10 |
2,796.12 |
3,262.14 |
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Beaumaris |
£ |
909.36 |
1,060.92 |
1,212.48 |
1,364.04 |
1,667.16 |
1,970.28 |
2,273.40 |
2,728.08 |
3,182.76 |
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Holyhead |
£ |
959.22 |
1,119.09 |
1,278.96 |
1,438.83 |
1,758.57 |
2,078.31 |
2,398.05 |
2,877.66 |
3,357.27 |
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Llangefni |
£ |
939.96 |
1,096.62 |
1,253.28 |
1,409.94 |
1,723.26 |
2,036.58 |
2,349.90 |
2,819.88 |
3,289.86 |
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Menai Bridge |
£ |
934.02 |
1,089.69 |
1,245.36 |
1,401.03 |
1,712.37 |
2,023.71 |
2,335.05 |
2,802.06 |
3,269.07 |
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Llanddaniel-fab |
£ |
905.52 |
1,056.44 |
1,207.36 |
1,358.28 |
1,660.12 |
1,961.96 |
2,263.80 |
2,716.56 |
3,169.32 |
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Llanddona |
£ |
900.84 |
1,050.98 |
1,201.12 |
1,351.26 |
1,651.54 |
1,951.82 |
2,252.10 |
2,702.52 |
3,152.94 |
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Cwm Cadnant |
£ |
909.72 |
1,061.34 |
1,212.96 |
1,364.58 |
1,667.82 |
1,971.06 |
2,274.30 |
2,729.16 |
3,184.02 |
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Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll |
£ |
911.82 |
1,063.79 |
1,215.76 |
1,367.73 |
1,671.67 |
1,975.61 |
2,279.55 |
2,735.46 |
3,191.37 |
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Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog |
£ |
908.40 |
1,059.80 |
1,211.20 |
1,362.60 |
1,665.40 |
1,968.20 |
2,271.00 |
2,725.20 |
3,179.40 |
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Bodorgan |
£ |
903.96 |
1,054.62 |
1,205.28 |
1,355.94 |
1,657.26 |
1,958.58 |
2,259.90 |
2,711.88 |
3,163.86 |
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Llangoed |
£ |
901.86 |
1,052.17 |
1,202.48 |
1,352.79 |
1,653.41 |
1,954.03 |
2,254.65 |
2,705.58 |
3,156.51 |
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Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen |
£ |
898.08 |
1,047.76 |
1,197.44 |
1,347.12 |
1,646.48 |
1,945.84 |
2,245.20 |
2,694.24 |
3,143.28 |
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Llanidan |
£ |
905.46 |
1,056.37 |
1,207.28 |
1,358.19 |
1,660.01 |
1,961.83 |
2,263.65 |
2,716.38 |
3,169.11 |
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Rhosyr |
£ |
909.24 |
1,060.78 |
1,212.32 |
1,363.86 |
1,666.94 |
1,970.02 |
2,273.10 |
2,727.72 |
3,182.34 |
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Penmynydd |
£ |
908.46 |
1,059.87 |
1,211.28 |
1,362.69 |
1,665.51 |
1,968.33 |
2,271.15 |
2,725.38 |
3,179.61 |
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Pentraeth |
£ |
909.36 |
1,060.92 |
1,212.48 |
1,364.04 |
1,667.16 |
1,970.28 |
2,273.40 |
2,728.08 |
3,182.76 |
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Moelfre |
£ |
904.14 |
1,054.83 |
1,205.52 |
1,356.21 |
1,657.59 |
1,958.97 |
2,260.35 |
2,712.42 |
3,164.49 |
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Llanbadrig |
£ |
916.92 |
1,069.74 |
1,222.56 |
1,375.38 |
1,681.02 |
1,986.66 |
2,292.30 |
2,750.76 |
3,209.22 |
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Llanddyfnan |
£ |
900.66 |
1,050.77 |
1,200.88 |
1,350.99 |
1,651.21 |
1,951.43 |
2,251.65 |
2,701.98 |
3,152.31 |
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Llaneilian |
£ |
905.88 |
1,056.86 |
1,207.84 |
1,358.82 |
1,660.78 |
1,962.74 |
2,264.70 |
2,717.64 |
3,170.58 |
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Llannerch-y-medd |
£ |
906.12 |
1,057.14 |
1,208.16 |
1,359.18 |
1,661.22 |
1,963.26 |
2,265.30 |
2,718.36 |
3,171.42 |
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Llaneugrad |
£ |
905.88 |
1,056.86 |
1,207.84 |
1,358.82 |
1,660.78 |
1,962.74 |
2,264.70 |
2,717.64 |
3,170.58 |
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Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf |
£ |
912.06 |
1,064.07 |
1,216.08 |
1,368.09 |
1,672.11 |
1,976.13 |
2,280.15 |
2,736.18 |
3,192.21 |
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Cylch y Garn |
£ |
901.32 |
1,051.54 |
1,201.76 |
1,351.98 |
1,652.42 |
1,952.86 |
2,253.30 |
2,703.96 |
3,154.62 |
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Mechell |
£ |
902.28 |
1,052.66 |
1,203.04 |
1,353.42 |
1,654.18 |
1,954.94 |
2,255.70 |
2,706.84 |
3,157.98 |
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Rhos-y-bol |
£ |
902.16 |
1,052.52 |
1,202.88 |
1,353.24 |
1,653.96 |
1,954.68 |
2,255.40 |
2,706.48 |
3,157.56 |
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Aberffraw |
£ |
907.08 |
1,058.26 |
1,209.44 |
1,360.62 |
1,662.98 |
1,965.34 |
2,267.70 |
2,721.24 |
3,174.78 |
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Bodedern |
£ |
907.02 |
1,058.19 |
1,209.36 |
1,360.53 |
1,662.87 |
1,965.21 |
2,267.55 |
2,721.06 |
3,174.57 |
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Bodffordd |
£ |
901.56 |
1,051.82 |
1,202.08 |
1,352.34 |
1,652.86 |
1,953.38 |
2,253.90 |
2,704.68 |
3,155.46 |
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Trearddur |
£ |
907.50 |
1,058.75 |
1,210.00 |
1,361.25 |
1,663.75 |
1,966.25 |
2,268.75 |
2,722.50 |
3,176.25 |
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Tref Alaw |
£ |
908.16 |
1,059.52 |
1,210.88 |
1,362.24 |
1,664.96 |
1,967.68 |
2,270.40 |
2,724.48 |
3,178.56 |
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Llanfachraeth |
£ |
903.54 |
1,054.13 |
1,204.72 |
1,355.31 |
1,656.49 |
1,957.67 |
2,258.85 |
2,710.62 |
3,162.39 |
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Llanfaelog |
£ |
906.54 |
1,057.63 |
1,208.72 |
1,359.81 |
1,661.99 |
1,964.17 |
2,266.35 |
2,719.62 |
3,172.89 |
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Llanfaethlu |
£ |
904.74 |
1,055.53 |
1,206.32 |
1,357.11 |
1,658.69 |
1,960.27 |
2,261.85 |
2,714.22 |
3,166.59 |
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Llanfair-yn-Neubwll |
£ |
905.76 |
1,056.72 |
1,207.68 |
1,358.64 |
1,660.56 |
1,962.48 |
2,264.40 |
2,717.28 |
3,170.16 |
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|
Valley |
£ |
913.32 |
1,065.54 |
1,217.76 |
1,369.98 |
1,674.42 |
1,978.86 |
2,283.30 |
2,739.96 |
3,196.62 |
|
|||||||
|
Bryngwran |
£ |
909.18 |
1,060.71 |
1,212.24 |
1,363.77 |
1,666.83 |
1,969.89 |
2,272.95 |
2,727.54 |
3,182.13 |
|
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|
Rhoscolyn |
£ |
898.92 |
1,048.74 |
1,198.56 |
1,348.38 |
1,648.02 |
1,947.66 |
2,247.30 |
2,696.76 |
3,146.22 |
|
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|
Trewalchmai |
£ |
903.42 |
1,053.99 |
1,204.56 |
1,355.13 |
1,656.27 |
1,957.41 |
2,258.55 |
2,710.26 |
3,161.97 |
|
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(d) Amendments to the Budget
No amendments received.
Supporting documents:
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(a) Revenue Budget 2017-18, item 6.
PDF 1010 KB -
(b) Capital Budget 2017/18, item 6.
PDF 863 KB
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(c) Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2017/18, item 6.
PDF 650 KB
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(ch) Council Tax Setting, item 6.
PDF 339 KB