Decision

That (A) the Executive agreed, as guidance to
officers, that the budget proposals should be based on the base
case presented in paragraph 1.4; with a Council Tax increase of
2.98%, contract inflation of 2.5%, no inflation in any other goods
and services budgets and that the provision for the national pay
award will be 3%; and
 

(B)    the
revised savings requirements of £2m in 2025/26, rising to
£2.5m in 2027/28, be noted.