Decision

RESOLVED:

That the following recommendations be approved and noted, and recommended to Full Council:

a)         Torridge’s Band D Council Tax for 2025/26 be increased by (2.99%) from £195.17 to £201.01 per year

b)         Torridge’s Net Revenue Budget 2026/27 is £13.685m

c)         The contributions to the Council’s reserves as outlined in paragraph 11.3 are approved.

d)         That the Member Budget Working Group is tasked with identifying £1m of bridging measures for implementation from 2027/28.

That members note:

The Chief Finance Officer (s151 Officer) assurance of the robustness of the budget 2026/27 set out in section 13 of the report.

(Vote: For – unanimous)