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(i)                  
That the progress on the completion of the Revenue (Appendix 1) and
Capital Budgets (Appendix 4) be noted.
 
(ii)                
That the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30
(Appendix 2) be noted.
 
(iii)               
That the strategy for ensuring a balanced revenue
outturn position for 2024/25 be noted.
 
(iv)               
That the calculation of the Council Tax base and the
Council Tax increase to be proposed for 2025/26 of 1.99% per Band D
equivalent property be noted.
 
(v)                
That the risk assessment at Appendix 3 and the
Section 151 Officer’s recommendation on the level of reserves
and contingencies provisionally required to be maintained in
2025/26 be noted.
 
(vi)               
That the draft Capital Strategy (Appendix 5) for
2025/35 be noted.
 
(vii)             
That the draft Treasury Management Strategy
(Appendix 6) for 2025/26 be noted.
 
(viii)            
That the draft Investment Strategy (Appendix 7) for
2025/26 be noted.
 
(ix)               
That the draft Commercial Strategy (Appendix 8) for
2025/26 be noted.
 
(x)                
That the Asset Management Strategy (Appendix 9) for 2023/28 be
noted.
 
(xi)               
That the draft Budget and Council Tax proposals be referred to
Finance, Assets and   Performance
Scrutiny Committee for comment before the final proposals are
considered at Cabinet on 4 February 2025.