Decision

That Cabinet recommends to Full
Council at its meeting on 5 March 2026 that:
 
i. the following amounts be now
calculated by the Council for the 2026/27 financial year, in
accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance
Act 1992 as amended by the Localism Act 2011:
 
1.        
£57,909,340    being the
aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set
out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act, as the District
Council’s gross expenditure for 2026/27);
 
2.        
£37,209,230    being the
aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items
set out in Section 31A(3)(a) to (d) of the Act, as the District
Council’s gross income for 2026/27); and
 
3.        
£20,700,110    being the
amount by which the aggregate at (b)(i)
above exceeds the aggregate at (b)(ii) above, calculated by the
Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Net
Budget Requirement for the year;
 
ii. the figures shown as i.1.
and i.3. above to be increased only by the amount of Parish
Precepts for 2026/27;
 
iii. the budget amounts
included in the report be the Council’s budget for 2026/27;
and
 
iv. the fees and charges shown
in Appendices C1-C23 be implemented with effect from 1 April
2026.