Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate that the Council acknowledges its responsibilities with regard to tax by preparing and submitting for approval a Tax Strategy.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Executive approves the Tax Strategy 2022-24 at Annexe 1.

RESOLVED that the Tax Strategy 2022-24 at Annexe 1 to the report be approved.

Reason: The Council is required to have in place a Tax Strategy to fulfil its responsibilities under the Legislation in Criminal Finances Act 2017, and to respond appropriately to the ‘Tackling tax evasion: Government guidance for the corporate offences of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion’ Government guidance issued in September 2017.

[Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

Councillor Merryweather presented the report which set out a Tax Strategy and made clear that this did not relate to Council Tax or other taxes levied.  The Council was required to have a tax strategy in place to fulfil its requirements under legislation relating to tackling tax evasion.

RESOLVED that the Tax Strategy 2022-24 at Annexe 1 to the report be approved.

Reason: The Council is required to have in place a Tax Strategy to fulfil its responsibilities under the Legislation in Criminal Finances Act 2017, and to respond appropriately to the ‘Tackling tax evasion: Government guidance for the corporate offences of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion’ Government guidance issued in September 2017.