Decision details

RESOLVED:

5.1       Cabinet agreed to recommend to full council an overall 3.99% increase in the Council’s element of council tax for 2017/18 with 2% as a precept for Adult Social Care and a 1.99% general increase.

5.2       Cabinet noted that if the 2% adult social care precept in the Council’s element of council tax is rejected, Adult Social Care expenditure will be cut by £2.1m in 2017/18 from the levels proposed in the paper.

5.3       Cabinet agreed to recommend to full council the General Fund revenue budget for 2017/18, as summarised in Appendix A.

5.4       Cabinet noted the cost pressures, technical adjustments and savings detailed in Appendix B.

5.5       Cabinet noted the dedicated schools’ grants as set out in section 7.

5.6       Cabinet agreed the pension fund contribution rates of 32.5%, 33.8% and 35.0% for 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 respectively.

5.7       Cabinet noted the report from the Budget Scrutiny Panel in Appendix C.

5.8       Agree to recommend to full council the capital programme as set out in Appendix D.

5.9       Agree to recommend to full council the Treasury Management Strategy and the Annual Investment Strategy for 2017/18 set out in Appendix E.

5.10    Cabinet noted the Prudential Indicators measuring affordability, capital spending, external debt and treasury management set out in Appendix F.

5.11    Cabinet noted the advice of the Chief Legal Officer as set out in Appendix G.

5.12    Cabinet noted the categorisation of Earmarked Reserves and Provisions set out in Appendix H.

5.13    Cabinet agreed, and where relevant agree to recommend to full council, the schedules of fees and charges set out at Appendix I, and the proposed new fees and charges policy in Appendix J, including the officer delegated powers to which it refers.

5.14    Cabinet noted the results of consultation as set out in section 9 and detailed in Appendix K.