Issue - decisions

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.