URL: https://scambs.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=12922

Decision Maker: Head of Finance

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: To report the calculation of the Council Tax base for 2026-27 and to request the Chief Financial Officer exercise the delegated power to formally set the Council’s Council Tax base for 2026-27.

Content: To report the calculation of the Council Tax base for 2026-27 and to request the Chief Financial Officer exercise the delegated power to formally set the Council’s Council Tax base for 2026-27. The Chief Financial Officer set the tax base for South Cambridgeshire District Council at 71,221.6 band D equivalents for 2026/27, and the tax base for each parish be set as shown in APPENDIX A. The Council is required to determine a tax base for the subsequent financial year in order to allow the precepting authorities to complete their budget setting processes. The tax base is calculated by reference to the actual tax base and adjusted in line with a series of estimates as described in the report. None

Date of Decision: December 22, 2025