Purpose

Update on budget process 2025-29 and progress towards setting a balanced budget and council tax for 2025/26. The report will also present the latest details on the MTFS 2025-29 and Capital Programme 2025-29.

Decision

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet agrees the proposed Council Tax Base for 2025/26 set out in paragraph 7 and Appendix 2.

B. That Cabinet considers the second tranche of draft savings proposals for 2025/26 to 2028/29 (Appendix 3) and agrees to refer them to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in January 2025 for consideration and comment.

C. That Cabinet considers the emerging draft Equalities Impact Assessments for each saving (Appendix 4), where applicable, and refers them to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in January 2025 for consideration and comment.