5. REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND STRATEGIES 2025/26 PDF 1 MB
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Decision:
(i) That the Revenue and Capital Budgets as detailed in this report and in
the report to Cabinet dated 9 January 2025, be recommended to Full Council for approval.
(ii) That the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30
(Appendix 2) be recommended to Full Council for approval;.
(iii) That the strategy for ensuring a balanced revenue outturn position for
2024/25, be approved.
(iv) That the calculation of the Council Tax base and a proposed Council Tax
increase for 2025/26 of 1.99% per Band D equivalent property be recommended to Full Council for approval.
(v) That the risk assessment at Appendix 3 and the Section 151 Officer’s
recommendation on the level of reserves and contingencies provisionally required to be maintained in 2025/26 be recommended to Full Council for approval .
(vi) That the Civic Growth Fund priorities for 2025/26 be approved.
(vii) That the Capital Strategy (Appendix 5) for 2025/35 be recommended to
Full Council for approval.
(viii) That the Treasury Management Strategy (Appendix 6) for 2025/26 be
recommended to Full Council for approval. .
(ix) That the Investment Strategy (Appendix 7) for 2025/26 be recommended
to Full Council for approval.
(x) That the Commercial Strategy (Appendix 8) for 2025/26 be
recommended to Full Council for approval.
(xi) That the updated Asset Management Strategy (Appendix 9) for
2023/28 be recommended to Full Council for approval.
(xii) That the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (Appendix 10) for
2025/26 be recommended to Full Council for approval.