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Decision details

Business Plan 2022-26

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Update report on developing the MTFS and capital strategy etc for 2022-26 and progress made towards producing a balanced budget for 2022/23 and council tax 2022/23 for approval by Council in March 2022.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

1. That Cabinet considered and agreed the draft unachievable savings/income proposals (Appendix 4) put forward by officers and referred them to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in January 2022 for consideration and comment.

2. That Cabinet considered and agreed the new savings proposals for 2022/23 to 2025/26 (Appendix 3) and referred them to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in January 2022 for consideration and comment.

3. That Cabinet considered and agreed the draft Capital Programme 2022-2026 (Appendix 5) and refers it to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in January 2022 for consideration and comment.

4. That Cabinet agreed the proposed Council Tax Base for 2022/23 set out in paragraph 2.7 and Appendix 1.

5. That Cabinet noted the opportunity set out in the Spending Review 2021 to enable social service authorities to apply an Adult Social Care Precept in 2022/23 and, subject to confirmation of this when the Referendum Principles are announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement 2022/23, agrees to incorporate this into the MTFS for 2022-26.

6. That Cabinet noted that Equalities Impact Assessments for each saving, where applicable, will be included in the Member’s Information Pack for consideration in future meetings.

Report author: Andrew Wood

Publication date: 08/12/2021

Date of decision: 06/12/2021

Decided at meeting: 06/12/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/12/2021

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