Decision

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Council
that it:

a)              
adopts the budget setting report and associated
financial strategies 2026/27 to 2030/31 and appendices (attached
Annex), including the summarised Special Expenses budget at
Appendix 1, Budget Summary at Appendix 2, use of Reserves at
Appendix 4, Transformation and Efficiency Plan at Appendix 5, core
spending power at Appendix 6 and Report of the Nottinghamshire
Finance Officers on the Business Rates Pool at Appendix
7;

b)              
adopts the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix
3;

c)              
adopts the Capital and Investment Strategy at
Appendix 9;

d)              
sets Rushcliffe’s 2026/27 Council Tax for a
Band D property at £161.77 (no increase from 2025/26, a
freeze for one year);

e)              
sets the Special Expenses for 2026/27 for West
Bridgford, Ruddington and Keyworth, resulting in the following Band
D Council Tax levels for the Special Expense Areas:

                         
i.  
West Bridgford £67.40 (£64.84 in
2025/26)

                       
ii.  
Keyworth £3.35 (£3.21 in
2025/26)

                      
iii.   
Ruddington £3.40 (£3.14 in 2025/26);
and

f)                
adopts the Pay Policy Statement at Appendix 8; and
delegates authority to the Director – Finance and Corporate
Services to make any minor amendments to the MTFS once the final
Local Government Finance Settlement is received and advise the
Finance Portfolio Holder accordingly, to be reported to Full
Council.