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RESOLVED to recommend to Council
the following:

 

i. the key assumptions as set out
at paragraphs 31 - 38 of the main report.

ii. the Medium Term Financial Plan
2026/27 to 2030/31 on page 11 of the main

report.

iii. the council tax increase of
2.99% council tax for 2026/27. The Band D

equivalent (for Uttlesford’s
share of the bill) would be £187.46, which would
be

an increase of £5.44 as set
out on page 17 of the main report.

iv. the provisional council taxbase
of 41,402.4 and the continued assumption of a

maximum increase in the council tax
of 2.99% over the lifetime of the Medium

Term Financial Plan to 2030/31 as
set out on page 18 of the main report.

v. the Council Tax requirement for
2026/27 of £7.761m as set out on page 18 of

the main report.

vi. the General Fund budget as
detailed on page 21 of the Budget Report.

vii. to increase the HRA rent by
the maximum allowed of 1% above CPI, which is

an increase of 4.8% for 2026/27.
The average increase in HRA weekly rents

would be £6.22, leading to an
average weekly rent payable by council tenants

of £135.83 as set out on page
29 of the main report.

viii. the housing service charge
increases (General Fund and HRA) in line with

inflation plus 1% as per
rents.

ix. the Housing Revenue Account
Budget 5 year budget as set out on page 32.

x. to delegate to the Section 151
Officer to increase the Capital budget to match

the 30 Year HRA Programme once it
is approved to enable the delivery of new

homes in the HRA.

xi. the Capital Strategy 2026/27 to
2030/31 as set out on pages 33-43 of the main

report.

xii. to approve the Capital
Programme 2026/27 to 2030/31 detailed on pages 44-

47 of the main report.

xiii. the section 25 report set out
on pages 49 - 55 when considering the budget for

2026/27.

xiv. the further proposal to
increase Garden Waste subscriptions by £5 in
2027/28

as part of the Blueprint Uttlesford
2.0 programme to support the MTFP on

page 20.

xv. the fees and charges schedule
as set out in Appendix C

xvi. the Treasury Management
Strategy Statement 2026/27 as set out in Appendix

D

xvii. the Minimum Revenue Provision
Statement 2026/27 as set out in Appendix E.

xviii. the commercial strategy of
2026/27 as set out in in Appendix F.

xix. the Ethical Investment Policy
as set out in Appendix G.

xx. the revenue growth bids as
detailed at Appendix H.

xxi. the savings proposals as
detailed at Appendix I.

Reasons for the decision

The report set-out the budget
recommended for 2026/27, as proposed to full
Council. 

Alternative options considered

None.