Decision details

(a) That the progress on the completion of the Revenue and Capital Budgets and updated MTFS Funding Strategy for 2021/22 (Appendix 1) be noted.

(b) That the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021/22 to 2025/26 (Appendix 2) be approved.

(c) That the strategy for ensuring a balanced revenue outturn position for 2020/21 be noted.

(d) That the calculation of the Council Tax base and the Council Tax increase to be proposed for 2021/22 of £5 per year per Band D equivalent property be noted.

(e) That the risk assessment at Appendix 3 and S151 Officer’s recommendation on the level of reserves and contingencies provisionally required to be maintained in 2021/22 be noted.

(f) That the draft Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy (Appendix 6), updated for 2021/22, be noted.

(g) That the draft Capital Strategy (Appendix 7) for 2021-31 be noted.

(h) That the draft Treasury Management Strategy (Appendix 8) for 2021/22 be noted.

(i) That the draft Investment Strategy (Appendix 9) for 2021/22 be noted.

(j) That the draft Budget and Council Tax proposals be referred to Finance, Assets and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee for comment before the final proposals are considered at Cabinet on 3^rd February 2021.