Purpose

To recommend the Cabinet budget
proposals be approved by Council together with the necessary
statutory recommendations.

Content

Appendix
5 (b) is exempt from publication because it contains information of
the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of
Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act
1972.

 
RESOLVED: that
 
The Cabinet, having taken
account of the comments of the Section 151 Officer in respect of
the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of the reserves as
required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, and
having considered the responses to the Budget Consultation
recommend that Council:
 
1.0          
Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue
Account budgets including all proposals and increasing the Council
Tax by 4.95% as set out in this report and that the Council resolve
the following terms.
 
2.0     Note that at its meeting on 12
December 2024 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year
2025/26 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5)
of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:
 
a)   
153,582 being the amount calculated in accordance
with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council
Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax
base for the year.
 

Lisvane

3,200

Pentyrch      

3,798

Radyr

4,169

St. Fagans

2,037

Old St. Mellons

2,692

Tongwynlais

835

 
being the amounts calculated in
accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of
its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of
its area to which special items relate.
 
2.1     Agree that the following amounts
be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of
Cardiff for the year 2025/26 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36
of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-
 
a)   
Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates
for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including
Community Council precepts totalling £612,155).                                
                   
 £1,345,733,155
 
b)   
Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates
for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c).
 
£433,578,000
 
c)    
Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above
exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with
Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year.            
£912,155,155
 
d)   
Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates
will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of
Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme,
redistributed Non-Domestic Rates.
£674,886,000
 
e)   
The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d)
(net of the amount for discretionary relief of £400,000), all
divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance
with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the
year.    
£1,547.51
 
f)     
Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in
Section 34(1).    
£612,155
 
g)   
Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by
dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above,
in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of
Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area
to which no special items relate.      
£1,543.52
 
h)   
The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g)
above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those
parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case
by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with
Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for
dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items
relate.
 

Lisvane

1,569.93

Pentyrch

1,596.12

Radyr &
Morganstown

1,587.13

St Fagans

1,570.77

St Mellons

1,565.52

Tongwynlais

1,581.06

 
i)      
The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at
2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set
out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is
applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band
divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to
dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with
Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account
for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in
different valuation bands.
 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Area

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Lisvane

1,046.62

1,221.06

1,395.50

1,569.93

1,918.80

2,267.68

2,616.55

3,139.86

3,663.17

Pentyrch

1,064.08

1,241.43

1,418.78

1,596.12

1,950.81

2,305.51

2,660.20

3,192.24

3,724.28

Radyr &
Morganstown

1,058.08

1,234.44

1,410.78

1,587.13

1,939.82

2,292.52

2,645.21

3,174.26

3,703.31

St Fagans

1,047.18

1,221.71

1,396.24

1,570.77

1,919.83

2,268.89

2,617.95

3,141.54

3,665.13

St Mellons

1,043.68

1,217.63

1,391.58

1,565.52

1,913.41

2,261.31

2,609.20

3,131.04

3,652.88

Tongwynlais

1,054.04

1,229.72

1,405.39

1,581.06

1,932.40

2,283.75

2,635.10

3,162.12

3,689.14

All other parts of the
Council's area

1,029.01

1,200.52

1,372.02

1,543.52

1,886.52

2,229.53

2,572.53

3,087.04

3,601.55

 
 
2.2     Note that for the year 2025/26,
the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the
following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance
with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each
of the categories of dwelling shown below:-
 
VALUATION BANDS

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

252.45

294.52

336.60

378.67

462.82

546.97

631.12

757.34

883.56

 
2.3     Having calculated the aggregate
in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County
Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with
Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets
the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year
2025/26 for each of the categories of dwellings shown
below:-
 
 
Part of Council's
Area
VALUATION BANDS
 
 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Lisvane

1,299.07

1,515.58

1,732.10

1,948.60

2,381.62

2,814.65

3,247.67

3,897.20

4,546.73

Pentyrch

1,316.53

1,535.95

1,755.38

1,974.79

2,413.63

2,852.48

3,291.32

3,949.58

4,607.84

Radyr &
Morganstown

1,310.53

1,528.96

1,747.38

1,965.80

2,402.64

2,839.49

3,276.33

3,931.60

4,586.87

St Fagans

1,299.63

1,516.23

1,732.84

1,949.44

2,382.65

2,815.86

3,249.07

3,898.88

4,548.69

St Mellons

1,296.13

1,512.15

1,728.18

1,944.19

2,376.23

2,808.28

3,240.32

3,888.38

4,536.44

Tongwynlais

1,306.49

1,524.24

1,741.99

1,959.73

2,395.22

2,830.72

3,266.22

3,919.46

4,572.70

All other parts of the
Council's area

1,281.46

1,495.04

1,708.62

1,922.19

2,349.34

2,776.50

3,203.65

3,844.38

4,485.11

 
 
2.4Authorise the
Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of
the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by
equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April
2025 to March 2026 in respect of the precept levied by the Police
and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of
£58,156,896
 
2.5     Agree that the Common Seal be
affixed to the said Council Tax.
 
2.6     Agree that the Common Seal be
affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April
2025 to 31 March 2026 namely
 

 

    £

County Council of the City and
County of Cardiff

163,375

Vale of Glamorgan County
Borough Council

18,391

 
 
2.7     Agree that notices of the making
of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by
advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local
Government Finance Act 1992.

3.0     In accordance with the Local
Government Act 2003, the Local Authority (Capital Finance and
Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments and
the CIPFA Prudential Code and Treasury Management Codes of
Practice:
 
(a) 
Approve the Capital Strategy 2025/26.
 
(b) 
Approve the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 and
authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be
required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long-term
borrowing.
 
(c)  
Approve the Prudential Indicators for 2025/26
– 2029/30 including the affordable borrowing
limit.
 
(d) 
Delegate to the Section 151 Officer the ability to
effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long-term
liabilities, within the limit for any year, and to bring forward or
delay schemes in the Capital Programme.
 
(e) 
Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for
2025/26.
 
4.0     To approve the Budgetary
Framework outlined in this report.
 
5.0     To maintain the current Council
Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in this report.
 
 
The Cabinet, having taken
account of the comments of the Section 151 Officer in respect of
the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of the reserves as
required under Section 25 of the Local Government, Act and having
considered the responses to the Budget Consultation
 
6.0     Approve the changes to fees and
charges as set out in Appendix 5 (a) and 5
(b) to this report.
 
7.0     Delegate authority to the
appropriate Director in consultation with the appropriate Cabinet
Member, the Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Finance,
Modernisation & Performance, to amend or introduce new fees and
charges during the year, subject if necessary (having regard to the
proposed change), to an Equality Impact Assessment and public
consultation being undertaken and the results thereof being duly
considered before the delegated authority is exercised.
 
8.0     Recognise the
financial challenges facing the Council as set out in the
Medium-Term Financial Plan.