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RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET: That Finance, Audit and
Risk Committee comment on the recommendations to Cabinet which
are:
 

(1)  
That Cabinet notes the Council’s expected funding for
2026/27.
 

(2)  
That Cabinet confirms (in line with the Medium-Term Financial
Strategy) that budget forecasts should be based on increasing
Council Tax by 2.99% (the maximum amount allowable without a local
referendum). Noting that Government have assumed Council Tax will
increase by the maximum allowed in calculating Core Spending
Power.
 

(3)  
That Cabinet agree which proposals (revenue and capital) should be
taken forward as part of the budget-setting process for 2026/27
 
REASON FOR
RECOMMENDATION: To ensure that all relevant factors are
considered in arriving at a proposed budget and level of Council
Tax for 2026/27, to be considered by Full Council on 26 February
2026.