Decision details

A report was submitted to Cabinet reviewing progress on the completion of the revenue and capital budgets for 2017/18.

Members’ attention was drawn to paragraph 3.4 of the report with regard to changes made to the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the funding gap for 2017/18.

Members discussed the proposed increase to Council Tax for 2017/18 and agreed to 2.77%.

It had also been agreed to cease production of the Council’s free newspaper – the Reporter and as a result, an amendment was required to Appendix three of this report.  Under ref G5, the ‘detail’ column should be amended to read

‘Utilisation of external printers to provide printing service’.

Resolved:     (i)         That, subject to the amendment to Appendix 3, the

assumptions set out in the report be approved.

(ii)        That Council Tax Levy for 2017/18 be set at 2.77% - equating to an annual increase of £5 on a Band D property.

(iii)         That the Finance Resources and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee be asked to consider what comments it wishes to make on the draft Budget and Council Tax proposals before the final proposals are considered at Cabinet in February 2017.