Decision details

The Cabinet will be presented with a progress report on the budget setting process for 2022/23 and beyond and asked to consider appropriate proposals that would assist the Council in setting a balanced budget.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the continued commitment to delivering the savings proposed in the MTFS reports approved by Assembly in February 2017 and updated in subsequent years;

(ii)  Note the new proposed savings and growth proposals put forward for 2022/23 onwards, as set put in Appendix 1 to the report, prior to inclusion in the Budget Report in Spring 2022;

(iii)  Agree the proposed consultation process for the budget, as set out in section 9 of the report; and

(iv)  Agree to consult Borough residents and taxpayers on the levying of a 2% General Council Tax increase and a 1% Social Care Precept to support the Borough’s most vulnerable residents, subject to these thresholds being confirmed.