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Councillor Heather Shearer proposed the
recommendations, which were seconded by Councillor Liz Leyshon.
 
Having been duly proposed and seconded, the
Council Resolved to:-

1.   
Note the updated DSG forecast deficit to 2029/30 of £294.600m
based upon current policy and practice and the risk that this
presented to the Council’s financial sustainability.

2.   
Approve:
a.   
The incorporation of the DSG revised budget including proposed
investment and savings, the forecast Deficit and the Deficit
Management Plan into the MTFP for the period 2025/26 to 2029/30 as
set out in Table 3 and Appendix 3.
b.   
The additional General Fund base budget investment required from
2026/27 to deliver the proposed DMP workstreams set out in Appendix
4 of up to £0.679m as set out in Table 5.
c.    
That the additional expenditure of £0.679m at 2b above was
financed initially from the Corporate Contingency Budget in 2026/27
with funding over the MTFP period to be addressed as part of
balancing the 2026/27 budget in February/March 2026.

3.   
Note that quarterly progress on delivery and financial tracking of
the DSG Deficit Management Plan would be presented to Executive as
part of future corporate revenue and capital monitoring
reports.