62 MCa/17/33 - 2018/19 General Fund Budget - Early Indication PDF 386 KB
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the progress on developing the General Fund Budget for the period 2018/19 to 2021/22 and the intention to increase Council Tax in 2018/19 be noted.
Reason for Decisions: To ensure that Members were aware of the progress being made to set the 2018/19 budgets.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: That the progress being made was not reported.
Any Declarations of Interest declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Minutes:
Councillor Whitehead, the Cabinet Member for Finance, introduced report MCa/17/33 and moved the recommendation which was seconded by Councillor Whybrow.
In response to questions Councillor Whitehead explained meetings would take place with the key people in service areas. The figures in the report still indicated a decline in future revenue costs. Reserves were there as a one off which they did not want to use, the Council should be sustainable in its own right.
It was noted that Councillors from all parties had been invited to put forward ideas for savings.
By an unanimous vote.
It was RESOLVED: -
(1) That the progress on developing the General Fund Budget for the period 2018/19 to 2021/22 and the intention to increase Council Tax in 2018/19 be noted.
Reason for Decisions: To ensure that Members were aware of the progress being made to set the 2018/19 budgets.