Quarterly budget monitoring

November 28, 2024 Executive (Other) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to note the quarterly budget monitoring report, including forecasts for the General Fund, Collection Fund, Housing Revenue Account, and capital outturn, and to approve related virements, budget adjustments, capital reprofiling, and debt write-offs.

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Content

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1.1. To note the overall forecast GF outturn position. (Table
1)
1.2. To note the breakdown of the forecast General Fund (GF)
outturn by variance at Appendix 1 and service area at Appendix 2.
(Section 3, Table 1, and Appendices 1 & 2)
1.3. To note the changes in forecast since Quarter 1, notably
including a significant pressure in Housing General Fund
directorate regarding Temporary Accommodation costs. (Paragraph
3.51)
1.4. To note the virements and budget adjustments posted up to
Q2 and to approve an ongoing virement in Environment and Climate
Change which is required to realign budgets to reflect income and
expenditure levels. (Appendix 2 and Section 3)
1.5. To note progress on delivering the 2024/25 agreed budget
savings. (Appendix 3) 1.6. To note the forecast Collection Fund
outturn position for council tax and national
non[1]domestic rates (NNDR). (Paragraphs
3.85-3.96)
1.7. To note the forecast Housing Revenue Account (HRA) outturn.
(Section 4 and Appendices 1 & 2)
1.8. To note the forecast capital outturn of £248.441m in
2024/25 which includes an overspend of £1.178m on the revised
2024/25 budget (Section 5, and Appendix 4) and the revised
multi-year capital programme and how it will be financed. (Appendix
5)
1.9. To agree the requested capital reprofiling with future
financial years and budget adjustments
1.10. To note the further capital budget adjustment which will
be reported to Full Council later in the financial year for
agreement, due to it being higher than the Executive’s
authority under the financial regulations. (Paragraph 5.41, Section
5 and Appendix 4)
1.11. To note, and where necessary, agree to debt write-offs
(Section 6)
 
 
 
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
 
– as detailed in the report
– as detailed in the report
– none
 

Related Meeting

Executive - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm on November 28, 2024

Supporting Documents

2024-25 Quarter 2 Budget Monitoring Report - Executive.pdf
Appendix 1_ 2024-25 Key Variances Q2.pdf
Appendix 3_Delivery of Agreed 24-25 Savings Q2.pdf
Appendix 2_2024-25 Revenue by service area Q2.pdf
Appendix 4 - Q2 2024-25 Capital Programme.pdf
Appendix 5 - Q2 Approved and Indicative Capital Programme.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date28 Nov 2024
Subject to call-inYes