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The
Council voted (10 voting in favour, 30 voting against, 0 abstaining
from voting) on an amendment moved by Councillor Heather Williams,
which was defeated.
 
 
The
Council voted (29 voting in favour, 10 voting against, 0 abstaining
from voting) and resolved to:
 
General
Fund (GF): Revenue
 

(a)  
Approve the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy
forecasts as shown in Appendix A.
 

(b)  
Approve the proposed General Fund revenue budget for
2026/27, as shown in the GF summary budget at Appendix C and
summarised at Appendix B, considering the statement by the Chief
Finance Officer on the risks and robustness of the estimates as
required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003,
reproduced at Appendix G.
 

(c)  
Acknowledge the key factors which have led to the
proposed 2026/27 General Fund Revenue Budget, with service budget
proposals and savings summarised at Appendix D and efficiency
savings and income generation (outcome of budget star chamber
meetings) summarised at Appendix E.
 

(d)  
Approve the setting of the Council Tax Requirement
for 2026/27 at £12,865,470 and approve an increase in the
district element of the Council Tax of £5.24 per annum,
giving an average Band D Council Tax of £180.64, plus the
relevant amounts required by the precepts of the Parish Councils,
Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridgeshire Police & Crime
Commissioner, and the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority.
 

(e)  
Approve the estimates of the amounts required to be
made under the Non-domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations
2013 as set out in paragraphs 52 - 66.
 
GF:
Review of Reserves
 

(f)   
Approve the movement in Reserves in 2025/26 as set
out in Appendix H and note the estimated balance of Reserves of
£37.169 million.
 

(g)  
Approve setting aside £0.5 million into an
earmarked reserved as a prudent estimate for the council’s
one-off costs associated with Local Government Reorganisation
(LGR), reviewed annually.
 
GF:
Capital
 

(h)  
Approve the General Fund Capital Programme as shown
in Appendix I.