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Approved
the Council budget for 2026/27 as set out in the
report
 
Agreed
a 2.99% increase in the borough element of council
tax in support of service delivery pressures
 
Agreed
an Adult Social Care precept of 2%
 
Agreed
the addition to the council tax in 2026/27 on the
taxpayers in premises surrounding the garden in Gloucester Circus
SE10 (Section 4 of the report)
 
Agreed
the overall council tax level and the relevant
statutory calculations and resolutions (Section 4 and Appendix B of
the report)
 
Agreed
the schools funding formula for use in 2026/27 as
presented to Schools Forum on 14 January 2026 (Section 5 of the
report)
 
Noted
the overall additional cost of 146p per week at Band
D (Section 4 of the report) of decisions 1.2 and 1.3.
 
Noted
that the GLA precept for 2026/27 is due to increase
by 4.1% (39p per week at Band D) (Section 4 of the
report)
         
Noted
the level of Dedicated Schools Grant for Education
purposes and that the budget proposals for 2026/27 were agreed by
the Schools Forum on 17 December 2025 (Section 5 of the
report)
 
Noted
the comments on financial standing, future risk and
robustness of the budget process (Section 6 of the
report)
 
Noted
that it shall have regard to the s151 / Chief
Finance Officer’s statement in Section 6, as required under
s25(2) of the Local Government Act 2003, when making decisions in
this report