Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: December 19, 2024

Purpose: Cabinet considered a report noting It being necessary to amend the budget setting timetable for 2025/26 to accommodate a late and uncertain provisional local government finance settlement and subsequently provide sufficient time to finalise the budget proposals for the forthcoming year.

Content: Cabinet approved the proposed revised committee timetable for the 2025/26 budget setting process.

Reasons for the decision: It was necessary to amend the budget setting timetable for 2025/26 to accommodate a late and uncertain provisional local government finance settlement and subsequently provide sufficient time to finalise the budget proposals for the forthcoming year.

Alternative options considered: Proceeding with the usual timetable for budget setting and not amending it would have created difficulties in budget setting. This is because the Council would not have had settlement figures from government and would not have been able to proceed with the process.