Decision details

To provide Cabinet with details of the Draft Budget preparations to date.

Cabinet approved:

·  Overall Draft Budget 2019/20 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2020/21 to 2023/24 as outlined in Appendix 1;

·  Savings and growth proposals as outlined in paragraph 4.1 to 4.6 (Appendices 3 and 4);

·  Draft Capital Programme 2019/20 to 2023/24 as outlined in paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2; and

·  Planned increase in Council Tax of 2.6% for 2019/20 and for the duration of the Medium Term Financial Strategy as outlined in paragraphs 7.1 to 7.3 (Table 6).

To enable Cabinet to comment on the Draft Budget 2019/20 and the Medium Term Financial Strategy including:

·  The impact of Budget changes on service budgets;

·  Draft Capital Programme 2019/20 to 2023/24; and

·  Increasing the Council Tax over the life of the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

As outlined in the report.

As outlined in the report.