Decision details

(i)                             in relation to motion 1 (Motion by Councillor Greig – Commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee and Queen’s Reign), to note that the minute of the Diamond Jubilee Working Group had been considered earlier on today’s agenda and to delete the motion;

(ii)                           in relation to motion 2 (Motion by Councillor McCaig – BRIS), to note the oral update and further to a vote, to:

(a)         note the previous decision of the Committee;

(b)         note and commend the policy of Aberdeen City Council to maintain Council Tax at its present level from 2008 until at least 2016;

(c)         note with regret the Scottish Government’s under-funding of the Council Tax freeze which has seen Aberdeen lose £2.1million after taking account of inflation over the same period;

(d)         express concern that the Scottish Government continues to fail to deliver the funding it has promised Aberdeen by ignoring the 85% floor which will cost Aberdeen City £12.1 million in 2013/2014 alone;

(e)         express dismay at the Scottish Government’s abandonment of its commitment to honour payments under the Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme which will see Aberdeen City lose £3million in 2013/2014; and

(f)           notes the total amount of funding due to Aberdeen, but lost through Scottish Government back-tracking and broken promises is estimated to be £17.2 million.