Outline Budget Report 2025-26 to 2028-29

December 9, 2024 Corporate Policy and Resources Committee (Committee) Key decision Approved View on council website
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The Committee resolved to:
 
1a. note the proposed Outline Budget
parameters for 2025-28 to 2028-29 and the issues and challenges
raised in the report,
 
1b. note the current projected Budget
shortfalls over the outlined periods set out in the report,
 
1c. subject to a recommendation of the
Commercial Assets Sub-Committee, agree in principle to the use of
£1m per annum in 2026/27 up to £5m per annum in 2030/31
revenue income from investment assets to accelerate the building up
of the investment sinking fund reserves, resulting in less income
to support annual service provision,
 
2a. agree the Outline Corporate Transformation
Programme covering the year 2025-26 to 2028-29 to ensure he ongoing
financial viability of the Council; and
 
2b. agree to set up a Members Transformation
Board, with draft Terms of Reference to be brought back to the next
meeting of the Committee.

Supporting Documents

Appendix 1.pdf
Appendix 6 Digital Savings Context and assumptions.pdf
Appendix 2 - Transformation Programme.pdf
Outline Budget 2025-26 Appendix 3 - 29-11-24.pdf
Appendix 5 - Arlingclose Economy Interest rate forecast 2024-11-11 Copy.pdf
Appendix 7 Transformation Strategy.pdf
Appendix 8 Commentary on Anticipated Local Government Financial Settlement 2025-25.pdf
Outline Revenue Budget CPRC revised 5-12.pdf
Appendix 9 LGFS Summary.pdf
Appendix 3 - revised 5-12-24.pdf
Appendix 4 Costs relating to suspended projects Copy.pdf
Outline Revenue Budget 2025-26 to 2028-29 - CPRC final.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations approved
Decision date9 Dec 2024
Subject to call-inYes