Decision details

The Cabinet will be presented with a progress report on the budget setting process for 2023/24 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 March 2022;

(ii)  Note the approach to mitigate the funding gap put forward for 2023/24 onwards prior to inclusion in the Budget Report in Spring 2023;

(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 3% General Council Tax increase and a 2% Social Care Precept to support the Borough’s most vulnerable residents, subject to these thresholds being confirmed.