Agenda item

Draft General Fund Revenue Budget

The report has been circulated with the Cabinet Agenda for its meeting on 19th January 2016. The relevant Minute and report will be referred direct to all Scrutiny Committees for consideration.

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 562 of Cabinet held on 19th January 2016, which had been referred direct by Cabinet, together with a report of the Corporate Management Team presenting the draft revenue budget for 2016/17.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:

 

“1. That the 2016/17 draft revenue budget and any required commencement of consultation, statutory or otherwise, be endorsed.

 

2. That it be noted that the 2016/17 draft revenue budget has been prepared on the basis of a Council Tax increase of 1.99% and a new  Adult Social Care precept of 2%.

 

3. That it be noted that the 2016/17 draft revenue budget has been prepared using the provisional local government finance settlement and that the outcome from the final settlement will need to be factored into the final budget proposals for the Cabinet and Council.

 

4. That the 2016/17 draft revenue budget, as endorsed, be referred to all Scrutiny Committees, Business sector and Voluntary sector to inform Cabinet, which will then recommend the budget and Council Tax to  Council.

 

5. That the Schools budget position and the recommendations from the Schools Forum on 13th January 2016, as set out in Appendix 13 and 13(i) to the submitted report, be noted and referred to People Scrutiny Committee and then to Cabinet and Council.

 

6. That the direction of travel for 2017/18 and beyond, as set out in section 15 of the report, be endorsed.”

 

Note:- This is an Executive Function, save the approval of the final budget following Cabinet on 11th February 2016 is a Council Function.

Executive Councillor:- Woodley.

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