Decision

That Cabinet recommends to Full Council at its meeting on 7
March 2024 that:

            
i.      
the following amounts be now calculated by the
council for the 2024/25 financial year, in accordance with Sections
31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended by the
Localism Act 2011:

1.

£57,602,680

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 2024/25);

2.

£37,723,830

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 2024/25); and

3.

£19,878,850

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 2024/25;

    
iii.         
the budget amounts included in the report be the
council’s budget for 2024/25; and
 

    
iv.         
the fees and charges shown in Appendices C1-C22 be
implemented with effect from 1 April 2024.