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(i)         
That the progress on the completion of the Revenue
(Appendix 1) and Capital Budgets (Appendix 4), be noted.
 

(ii)         
That the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy
2024/25 to
2028/29
(Appendix 2) be noted.

(iii)        
That the strategy for ensuring a balanced revenue
outturn position
for 2023/24, be
noted.
 
(iv)        
That the calculation of the Council Tax base and the
Council Tax increase to be proposed for 2024/25 of 1.99% per Band D
equivalent property, be noted.
 
(v)         
That the risk assessment at Appendix 3 and the
Section 151 Officer’s recommendation on the level of reserves
and contingencies provisionally required to be maintained in
2024/25, be noted.  In addition, the
further increase in the Walley’s
Quarry Reserve to £300,000 for the 1 April, 2024.
 
(vi)        
That the draft Capital Strategy (Appendix 5) for
2024/34 be noted.
 
(vii)       
That the draft Treasury Management Strategy
(Appendix 6) for 2024/25, be noted.
 
(viii)      
That the draft Investment Strategy (Appendix 7) for
2024/25, be noted.
 
(ix)        
That the draft Commercial Strategy (Appendix 8) for
2024/25, be noted.
 
(x)         
That the draft Budget and Council Tax proposals be
referred to the  Finance, Assets and
Performance Scrutiny Committee for comment before the final
proposals are considered at Cabinet on 6 February 2024.