Update on the Budget consultation, development of Capital & Investment strategies and key messages arising from the Autumn statement

DECISION

1.    To note the confirmation that the Council is formally on the multi-year settlement and that therefore the level of Revenue Support Grant announced in the 2016 Final Local Government Settlement is ‘guaranteed’ for 2016 – 2020 (Section 3.3 of the report);

2.    To note the outcomes from the Autumn Statement and the implications on the Council’s MTFS planning assumptions (Section 3.4 of the report);

3.    To note the outcomes from the Business Rate revaluation exercise for 2017 and the implications for the Council’s MTFS planning assumptions (Section 3.5 of the report); and

4.    To note the analysis and outcomes from the Your Borough Your Future budget consultation and have due regard to the issues raised in developing its detailed budget proposals (Section 3.6).

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (Z. COOKE)

Service Head, Finance and Procurement (N. Murton)