Decision details

Budget Setting Process and Strategy 2023-24

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the recommendations

Decision:

RESOLVED THAT:

 

1.     the budget setting timetable at Appendix 2 and outlined in Section 5 of the report be approved.

 

2.     the outline budget strategy outlined in Section 6 of the report be approved.

 

3.     Note the pressures in addition to the £2.834m overspend reported to Cabinet on 13 September 2022 and the large amount of work which will be required to close this gap.

 

4.     the intention for this council to remain in the Gloucestershire Business Rates Pool in 2023-24 be noted as outlined in Section 7 of the report.

 

5.     the Section 151 Officer, Deputy Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets be requested to consider suggestions from the Budget Scrutiny Working Group in preparing the interim budget proposals for 2023-24.

 

Contact: Gemma Bell, Director of Finance and Assets and Deputy S151 Officer Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected].

Report author: Gemma Bell

Publication date: 13/10/2022

Date of decision: 11/10/2022

Decided at meeting: 11/10/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/10/2022

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