Agenda item
Council Tax Resolution 2021/22
To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Assets and to approve the formal 2021/22 Council Tax Resolution
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Brian Donnelly and seconded by Councillor Richard Landeryou that the Council Tax resolution for 2021/22 be approved.
In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the voting in respect of the motion was recorded and was as follows:
FOR THE MOTION: Councillors: Matt Allen, Andrew Baldwin, Tony Bevis, John Blackall, Toni Bradnum, Alan Britten, Karen Burgess, Peter Burgess, Jonathan Chowen, Philip Circus, Paul Clarke, Roy Cornell, Christine Costin, Mike Croker, Ray Dawe, Brian Donnelly, Ruth Fletcher, Billy Greening, Frances Haigh, Tony Hogben, Nigel Jupp, Liz Kitchen, Lynn Lambert, Richard Landeryou, Gordon Lindsay, Tim Lloyd, John Milne, Colin Minto, Christian Mitchell, Mike Morgan, Roger Noel, Bob Platt, Louise Potter, Josh Potts, Stuart Ritchie, Kate Rowbottom, Jack Saheid, Jim Sanson, David Skipp, Diana van der Klugt, Claire Vickers, Belinda Walters, James Wright, Tricia Youtan
AGAINST: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councillors: Chris Brown, Godfrey Newman, Ian Stannard (internet connection lost)
The motion was declared CARRIED and it was:
RESOLVED
1. The Council Tax Base 2021/22 be noted
a) for the whole Council area as 63,115.1 (Item T in the formula in section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”) and
b) for dwellings in those parts of its area to which as Parish Precept or Special Expenses relates as shown below:
Parish |
2021/22 tax base |
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Amberley |
328.3 |
Ashington |
1,148.3 |
Ashurst |
146.0 |
Billingshurst |
4,280.5 |
Bramber |
410.8 |
Broadbridge Heath |
2,315.4 |
Coldwaltham |
469.3 |
Colgate |
1,662.9 |
Cowfold |
840.5 |
Henfield |
2,688.3 |
Itchingfield |
776.2 |
Lower Beeding |
549.2 |
North Horsham |
8,654.2 |
Nuthurst |
1,056.2 |
Parham |
127.4 |
Pulborough |
2,516.9 |
Rudgwick |
1,444.7 |
Rusper |
926.1 |
Shermanbury |
281.9 |
Shipley |
637.5 |
Slinfold |
919.0 |
Southwater |
4,686.5 |
Steyning |
2,568.4 |
Storrington & Sullington |
3,321.0 |
Thakeham |
1,060.6 |
Upper Beeding |
1,434.9 |
Warnham |
988.5 |
Washington |
1,088.9 |
West Chiltington |
2,193.0 |
West Grinstead |
1,300.4 |
Wiston |
104.2 |
Woodmancote |
275.2 |
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Horsham Town |
11,913.9 |
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Total |
63,115.1 |
2. That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding Special Expenses and Parish precepts) is £157.52
3. That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:
(a) |
£86,270,864 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.
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(b) |
£71,769,838 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.
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(c) |
£14,501,026 |
being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).
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(d) |
£229.76 |
being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).
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(e) |
£4,559,136 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act
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(f) |
£157.52 |
being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (1(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 Parish precept relates.
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Council Tax at Band D |
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Parish |
Precept Amount
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Parish Precept / Special charge for Unparished Area |
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Basic Amount of District Council Tax |
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Total
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£ |
£ |
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£ |
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Amberley |
28,528.00 |
86.90 |
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157.52 |
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244.42 |
Ashington |
101,866.00 |
88.71 |
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157.52 |
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246.23 |
Ashurst |
13,050.00 |
89.38 |
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157.52 |
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246.90 |
Billingshurst |
408,779.00 |
95.50 |
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157.52 |
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253.02 |
Bramber |
27,142.02 |
66.07 |
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157.52 |
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223.59 |
Broadbridge Heath |
120,614.00 |
52.09 |
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157.52 |
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209.61 |
Coldwaltham |
16,504.00 |
35.17 |
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157.52 |
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192.69 |
Colgate |
26,939.00 |
16.20 |
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157.52 |
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173.72 |
Cowfold |
64,132.00 |
76.30 |
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157.52 |
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233.82 |
Henfield |
264,056.00 |
98.22 |
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157.52 |
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255.74 |
Itchingfield |
65,000.00 |
83.74 |
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157.52 |
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241.26 |
Lower Beeding |
37,240.00 |
67.81 |
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157.52 |
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225.33 |
North Horsham |
338,600.00 |
39.13 |
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157.52 |
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196.65 |
Nuthurst |
49,842.00 |
47.19 |
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157.52 |
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204.71 |
Parham |
5,219.00 |
40.97 |
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157.52 |
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198.49 |
Pulborough |
243,663.00 |
96.81 |
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157.52 |
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254.33 |
Rudgwick |
102,913.00 |
71.23 |
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157.52 |
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228.75 |
Rusper |
33,751.00 |
36.44 |
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157.52 |
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193.96 |
Shermanbury |
22,570.00 |
80.06 |
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157.52 |
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237.58 |
Shipley |
35,264.78 |
55.32 |
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157.52 |
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212.84 |
Slinfold |
59,781.00 |
65.05 |
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157.52 |
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222.57 |
Southwater |
687,312.00 |
146.66 |
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157.52 |
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304.18 |
Steyning |
322,305.00 |
125.49 |
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157.52 |
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283.01 |
Storrington & Sullington |
245,390.00 |
73.89 |
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157.52 |
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231.41 |
Thakeham |
61,536.00 |
58.02 |
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157.52 |
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215.54 |
Upper Beeding |
199,492.00 |
139.03 |
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157.52 |
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296.55 |
Warnham |
85,883.62 |
86.88 |
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157.52 |
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244.40 |
Washington |
41,618.00 |
38.22 |
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157.52 |
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195.74 |
West Chiltington |
145,889.00 |
66.52 |
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157.52 |
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224.04 |
West Grinstead |
71,500.00 |
54.98 |
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157.52 |
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212.50 |
Wiston |
4,156.00 |
39.88 |
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157.52 |
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197.40 |
Woodmancote |
8,761.00 |
31.84 |
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157.52 |
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189.36 |
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Horsham Town - Special charge |
309,920.00 |
26.01 |
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157.52 |
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183.53 |
being the amounts given by adding to the amount at (f) above the amounts of the special items relating to the dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned 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.
4. To note that the County Council have proposed precepts and the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner has notified precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated in the table below:
Band |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Authority |
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West Sussex |
1,007.04 |
1,174.88 |
1,342.72 |
1,510.56 |
1,846.24 |
2,181.92 |
2,517.60 |
3,021.12 |
County Council |
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Band |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Authority |
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Sussex Police |
143.27 |
167.15 |
191.03 |
214.91 |
262.67 |
310.43 |
358.18 |
429.82 |
and Crime Commissioner |
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a) to delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Resources and S151 officer to amend the County precept in section 4 of the report and the aggregate amounts in section 5 of the report, if so notified by West Sussex County Council following the County’s budget setting meeting at Council on 12 February 2021.
The Horsham District Figures are shown below:-
Band |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Authority |
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Horsham District |
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Council |
105.01 |
122.52 |
140.02 |
157.52 |
192.52 |
227.53 |
262.53 |
315.04 |
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5. That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3 and 4 above the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2021/22 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:
BAND |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Amberley |
1,313.25 |
1,532.14 |
1,751.01 |
1,969.89 |
2,407.64 |
2,845.40 |
3,283.14 |
3,939.77 |
Ashington |
1,314.46 |
1,533.55 |
1,752.62 |
1,971.70 |
2,409.85 |
2,848.02 |
3,286.16 |
3,943.40 |
Ashurst |
1,314.91 |
1,534.07 |
1,753.22 |
1,972.37 |
2,410.68 |
2,848.99 |
3,287.28 |
3,944.75 |
Billingshurst |
1,318.99 |
1,538.83 |
1,758.66 |
1,978.49 |
2,418.15 |
2,857.82 |
3,297.47 |
3,956.98 |
Bramber |
1,299.37 |
1,515.94 |
1,732.50 |
1,949.06 |
2,382.18 |
2,815.32 |
3,248.43 |
3,898.12 |
Broadbridge Heath |
1,290.05 |
1,505.07 |
1,720.07 |
1,935.08 |
2,365.10 |
2,795.12 |
3,225.13 |
3,870.16 |
Coldwaltham |
1,278.76 |
1,491.90 |
1,705.03 |
1,918.16 |
2,344.41 |
2,770.68 |
3,196.92 |
3,836.31 |
Colgate |
1,266.12 |
1,477.15 |
1,688.17 |
1,899.19 |
2,321.23 |
2,743.28 |
3,165.31 |
3,798.38 |
Cowfold |
1,306.19 |
1,523.90 |
1,741.59 |
1,959.29 |
2,394.69 |
2,830.09 |
3,265.48 |
3,918.58 |
Henfield |
1,320.80 |
1,540.95 |
1,761.08 |
1,981.21 |
2,421.48 |
2,861.76 |
3,302.02 |
3,962.43 |
Itchingfield |
1,311.15 |
1,529.68 |
1,748.21 |
1,966.73 |
2,403.78 |
2,840.84 |
3,277.88 |
3,933.46 |
Lower Beeding |
1,300.53 |
1,517.29 |
1,734.04 |
1,950.80 |
2,384.31 |
2,817.82 |
3,251.32 |
3,901.60 |
North Horsham |
1,281.40 |
1,494.98 |
1,708.55 |
1,922.12 |
2,349.25 |
2,776.39 |
3,203.52 |
3,844.23 |
Nuthurst |
1,286.78 |
1,501.25 |
1,715.72 |
1,930.18 |
2,359.11 |
2,788.04 |
3,216.96 |
3,860.36 |
Parham |
1,282.63 |
1,496.41 |
1,710.18 |
1,923.96 |
2,351.50 |
2,779.05 |
3,206.59 |
3,847.91 |
Pulborough |
1,319.86 |
1,539.85 |
1,759.82 |
1,979.80 |
2,419.75 |
2,859.72 |
3,299.66 |
3,959.60 |
Rudgwick |
1,302.81 |
1,519.95 |
1,737.09 |
1,954.22 |
2,388.49 |
2,822.77 |
3,257.03 |
3,908.45 |
Rusper |
1,279.62 |
1,492.90 |
1,706.16 |
1,919.43 |
2,345.97 |
2,772.52 |
3,199.05 |
3,838.87 |
Shermanbury |
1,308.70 |
1,526.82 |
1,744.94 |
1,963.05 |
2,399.29 |
2,835.53 |
3,271.75 |
3,926.11 |
Shipley |
1,292.20 |
1,507.57 |
1,722.94 |
1,938.31 |
2,369.04 |
2,799.78 |
3,230.51 |
3,876.61 |
Slinfold |
1,298.69 |
1,515.14 |
1,731.59 |
1,948.04 |
2,380.94 |
2,813.84 |
3,246.73 |
3,896.08 |
Southwater |
1,353.09 |
1,578.62 |
1,804.13 |
2,029.65 |
2,480.68 |
2,931.72 |
3,382.74 |
4,059.30 |
Steyning |
1,338.98 |
1,562.15 |
1,785.32 |
2,008.48 |
2,454.80 |
2,901.14 |
3,347.46 |
4,016.96 |
Storrington & Sullington |
1,304.58 |
1,522.02 |
1,739.45 |
1,956.88 |
2,391.74 |
2,826.61 |
3,261.46 |
3,913.76 |
Thakeham |
1,294.00 |
1,509.68 |
1,725.34 |
1,941.01 |
2,372.34 |
2,803.69 |
3,235.01 |
3,882.02 |
Upper Beeding |
1,348.01 |
1,572.68 |
1,797.35 |
2,022.02 |
2,471.35 |
2,920.70 |
3,370.02 |
4,044.04 |
Warnham |
1,313.24 |
1,532.13 |
1,751.00 |
1,969.87 |
2,407.62 |
2,845.38 |
3,283.11 |
3,939.75 |
Washington |
1,280.80 |
1,494.28 |
1,707.74 |
1,921.21 |
2,348.14 |
2,775.09 |
3,202.01 |
3,842.42 |
West Chiltington |
1,299.67 |
1,516.29 |
1,732.90 |
1,949.51 |
2,382.74 |
2,815.97 |
3,249.18 |
3,899.03 |
West Grinstead |
1,291.98 |
1,507.31 |
1,722.64 |
1,937.97 |
2,368.63 |
2,799.30 |
3,229.95 |
3,875.95 |
Wiston |
1,281.91 |
1,495.57 |
1,709.22 |
1,922.87 |
2,350.18 |
2,777.49 |
3,204.78 |
3,845.75 |
Woodmancote |
1,276.54 |
1,489.31 |
1,702.07 |
1,914.83 |
2,340.34 |
2,765.86 |
3,191.37 |
3,829.65 |
Horsham Town - Special charge |
1,272.66 |
1,484.78 |
1,696.89 |
1,909.00 |
2,333.22 |
2,757.45 |
3,181.67 |
3,818.01 |
6. To note that the Council‘s basic amount of Council Tax for 2021/22 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Horsham District Council Tax Band D, inclusive of the special charge, as reported to Government.
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
Council Tax increase |
£157.43 |
£162.43 |
£5 (or 3.18%) |
As the billing Authority the Council has not been notified by a major precepting authority that its relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2021/22 is excessive and that the billing authority is not required to hold a referendum in accordance with Section 522K Local Government Act 1992.
7. To approve a change in the Council Tax discount policies which have been updated to include:
· Horsham District Council has determined that from 2021/22 Council Tax payable in respect of long-term empty properties over 10 years will be 100% of Council Tax due, plus an additional premium of 200% of Council Tax due.
REASON
To meet the Council’s statutory requirement to set a Council Tax.
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