Purpose

To recommend to Council the Capital,
Investment and Treasury Management Strategies and MRP
Statement.

Content

The Executive RESOLVED

That  (i)    the Investment Strategy be reviewed by
the Strategic Director of Finance to ensure that the Council is
managing risk and achieving appropriate diversification, and a
report be brought to a future Executive; and

The Executive RECOMMENDED to Budget Setting Council
on 3 March 2025

That  (i)    subject to Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s confirmation of
Exceptional Financial Support for 2025/26, the Capital Strategy and
Treasury Management Strategy including the prudential indicators be
approved; and

         
(ii)   subject to MHCLG’s
confirmation of Exceptional Financial Support for 2025/26, the
Minimum Revenue Provision policy statement set out in Appendix A of
the Treasury Management Strategy (at Annex III of the report) be
approved.

Reason:   To enable
the Executive to recommend to Council approval of the
Council’s 2025/26 Capital Strategy and Treasury Management
Strategy and the Council’s 2025/26 Minimum Revenue Provision
Policy Statement, subject to MHCLG’s confirmation of
Exceptional Financial Support for 2025/26.