The subject of the decision:

For each financial year the billing authority must consider whether to revise its Council Tax Reduction scheme or replace it with another. Any revision or replacement scheme must be made no later than 11 March in the financial year preceding that year for which the revision or replacement scheme is to be effective. This report seeks approval of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme from 2019/20.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To comply with the requirements of the Local Government Finance Act.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that the current Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme incorporating any legislation changes effective from April 2019 continues into 2019/20.