Decision details

2024/25 BUDGET

Find out more about this issue

Decision Maker: The Council

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

1. To approve the recommendations of the Cabinet, namely:-

(a) Set a budget of £331,814,710 for 2024/25, to be funded by £233,316,780 of Government Grant and £98,497,930 Council Tax income (which is an increase of 9.54%).

(b) To establish a capital programme of £85,224,800 in 2024/25 to be funded from the sources set out in Appendix 4 of the report.

2. To note that the Cabinet Member for Finance, in a decision notice dated 23 February 2024, approved the calculation of the following amounts for 2024/25 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33 (5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“The Act”):

(a) 56,109.27 being the amount calculated in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995 as amended, as its Council Tax Base for the year.

(b) Part of the Council’s area – Community Tax Base -

Aberdaron	607.86	Llanddeiniolen	1,879.99
Aberdyfi	1,199.84	Llandderfel	513.67
Abergwyngregyn	127.25	Llanegryn	170.33
Barmouth	1,279.39	Llanelltyd	316.11
Arthog	686.30	Llanengan	2,611.78
Y Bala	805.81	Llanfair	365.02
Bangor	4,216.67	Llanfihangel-y-pennant	251.26
Beddgelert	342.39	Llanfrothen	237.05
Betws Garmon	146.14	Llangelynnin	469.59
Bethesda	1,729.69	Llangywer	154.76
Bontnewydd	470.78	Llanllechid	362.98
Botwnnog	470.80	Llanllyfni	1,485.90
Brithdir and Llanfachreth	470.72	Llannor	931.18
Bryncrug	348.73	Llanrug	1,148.76
Buan	239.47	Llanuwchllyn	335.02
Caernarfon	3,689.58	Llanwnda	848.52
Clynnog Fawr	489.48	Llanycil	211.80
Corris	323.38	Llanystumdwy	929.25
Cricieth	1,004.64	Maentwrog	328.15
Dolbenmaen	656.05	Mawddwy	377.08
Dolgellau	1,284.66	Nefyn	1,656.10
Dyffryn Ardudwy	861.12	Pennal	238.42
Y Felinheli	1,192.74	Penrhyndeudraeth	822.80
Ffestiniog	1,816.64	Pentir	1,300.06
Y Ganllwyd	90.89	Pistyll	306.53
Harlech	852.33	Porthmadog	2,268.75
Llanaelhaearn	482.64	Pwllheli	1,834.49
Llanbedr	373.86	Talsarnau	364.36
Llanbedrog	855.68	Trawsfynydd	517.21
Llanberis	797.48	Tudweiliog	512.69
Llandwrog	1,066.90	Tywyn	1,779.66
Llandygai	1,022.19	Waunfawr	577.90

being the amounts calculated as the Council Tax Base amounts for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

3. That the following amounts now be calculated by the Council for the year 2024/25 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Act:-

(a)	£570,459,760	Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act (gross expenditure).
(b)	£236,024,890	Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32 (3)(a) to (c) of the Act (income).
(c)	£334,434,870	Being the sum that corresponds to the difference between the aggregate at 3 (a) above and the aggregate at 3 (b) above calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budgetary requirement for the year (net budget).
(ch)	£232,821,120	Being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its fund in respect of redistributed Non-domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, less the estimated cost to the Council of discretionary Non-domestic rate relief granted.
(d)	£1,811.00	Being the amount in 3(c) above, less the amount in 3(ch) above, all divided by the amount noted in 2(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, which is the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (Cyngor Gwynedd tax and the average community council tax).
(dd)	£3,115,816.72	Being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (community council precepts).
(e)	£1,755.47	Being the sum in 3(d) above, less the result of dividing the amount in 3(dd) above by the amount in 2(a) above, calculated by the Council 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 (Band D for Cyngor Gwynedd Tax only).

(f) For parts of the Council’s area -

Aberdaron	1,782.61	Llanddeiniolen	1,771.96
Aberdyfi	1,792.32	Llandderfel	1,780.78
Abergwyngregyn	1,786.90	Llanegryn	1,797.45
Barmouth	1,807.17	Llanelltyd	1,787.10
Arthog	1,775.87	Llanengan	1,778.44
Y Bala	1,788.98	Llanfair	1,804.78
Bangor	1,889.13	Llanfihangel-y-pennant	1,803.23
Beddgelert	1,791.98	Llanfrothen	1,803.14
Betws Garmon	1,776.00	Llangelynnin	1,783.50
Bethesda	1,815.91	Llangywer	1,786.00
Bontnewydd	1,794.77	Llanllechid	1,801.53
Botwnnog	1,769.28	Llanllyfni	1,789.12
Brithdir and Llanfachreth	1,780.96	Llannor	1,777.49
Bryncrug	1,793.75	Llanrug	1,829.46
Buan	1,774.26	Llanuwchllyn	1,803.23
Caernarfon	1,863.35	Llanwnda	1,792.59
Clynnog Fawr	1,816.76	Llanycil	1,776.72
Corris	1,792.58	Llanystumdwy	1,776.99
Cricieth	1,805.24	Maentwrog	1,775.41
Dolbenmaen	1,782.91	Mawddwy	1,789.15
Dolgellau	1,815.41	Nefyn	1,809.81
Dyffryn Ardudwy	1,813.53	Pennal	1,830.97
Y Felinheli	1,797.89	Penrhyndeudraeth	1,794.77
Ffestiniog	1,882.08	Pentir	1,797.78
Y Ganllwyd	1,791.23	Pistyll	1,794.62
Harlech	1,837.60	Porthmadog	1,784.98
Llanaelhaearn	1,807.27	Pwllheli	1,812.71
Llanbedr	1,811.64	Talsarnau	1,815.85
Llanbedrog	1,784.69	Trawsfynydd	1,794.14
Llanberis	1,805.13	Tudweiliog	1,774.97
Llandwrog	1,829.14	Tywyn	1,812.73
Llandygai	1,793.04	Waunfawr	1,776.23

being the amounts given by adding the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned above, to the amount given in 3(e) above, divided in each case by the amount of 2(b) above, calculated by the Council 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 or more special items relate.

(ff) In respect of parts of the Council’s area, the figures noted in Appendix 1 to Appendix 11 to Item 9 on the Council agenda, being the amounts given by multiplying the sums specified in 3(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 Council, 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.

4. That it be noted that for the year 2024/25 the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner has stated the following amounts in a precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H	Band I
	233.10	271.95	310.80	349.65	427.35	505.05	582.75	699.30	815.85

5. Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(ff) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Act, hereby sets the amounts noted in Appendix 2 to Appendix 11 to Item 9 on the Council agenda as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2024/25 for each of the categories of dwellings shown in the Appendix.

Publication date: 07/03/2024

Date of decision: 07/03/2024

Decided at meeting: 07/03/2024 - The Council

Accompanying Documents: