101 COUNCIL BUDGET 2024/25 AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2024/25–2027/28 PDF 122 KB
To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Finance and Housing).
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This item was taken en bloc with the Section 25 report.
75 Council Budget 2024/25 and Medium-Term Financial Plan 2024/25-2027/28 PDF 122 KB
To consider the report of the Strategic Director (Finance and Housing) (to follow).
Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Climate Change and Environment
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It was agreed:
(a) That the draft General Fund Revenue Budget, the Project Programmes, the Housing Revenue Account budget, and the content of the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP), as proposed in Appendix 1 of the report, be approved.
(b) That the increase in social, affordable and shared ownership rents be approved.
(c) That it be noted that the calculation of the 2024/25 Business Rates impact on the General Fund funding is still being finalised, and that any changes will be reflected in adjustments to the use of the smoothing reserve in the final budget.
(d) That it be noted that the remaining annexes, including the Council Tax Resolution and Treasury Management, Investment and Capital Strategies, will be added to the MTFP and other minor adjustments made before being presented to Cabinet and Council in March.