Draft Budget Report 2026/27

January 13, 2026 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...they noted the updated General Fund and Housing Revenue Account budgetary positions, agreed to specific savings proposals within the Housing Revenue Account, and acknowledged the need to further understand the implications of the Local Government Finance Settlement for the council's financial position.

Full council record
Content

The Cabinet had before it a
report * from the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) on providing a
further update on the progress towards balancing the budget for
2026/27 and future years.
 
RESOLVED
that:
 

The
updated General Fund budgetary position included within Section 2
was NOTED.
The
headline update from the recently announced Local Government
Finance Settlement within Section 3, and that work continues to
understand the implications for the Council be
NOTED.
The
updated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budgetary position included
within Section 5 was NOTED, and the specific savings
proposals contained within paragraph 5.4 were
AGREED.

 
Note: *Report previously
circulated

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 5.15 pm on January 13, 2026

Supporting Documents

Cabinet Report - 2026_27 Budget Update Jan 2026 - v2.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date13 Jan 2026