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1.     
RESOLVED that Cabinet -
 

(a) 
approves the updated HRA Business Plan, which includes the proposed
position for 2024/25 and 2025/26 as set out in Appendix A to the
Portfolio Holders’ joint report (A.6); and
 

(b) 
authorises the Director (Finance & IT) to adjust the forecast /
budget, including the use of reserves, in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning and the Portfolio Holder
for Corporate Finance and Governance if the financial position
changes prior to Full Council considering the HRA budget on 11
February 2025.
 

2.     
RECOMMENDS TO COUNCIL that a 2.7% increase in
dwelling rents in 2025/26 along with the detailed HRA Budget
proposals for 2025/26, as set out in Appendices B to E of the
Portfolio Holders’ joint report (A.6), be
approved.