Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Director of Commerce and Technology summarising the Government’s proposals for changing the way financial support to Local Authorities is calculated.

Authorised the Director of Commerce and Technology to respond to the Government’s proposals for changing the way financial support to Local authorities is calculated, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Finance.

A report by the Director of Commerce and Technology (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) was submitted summarising the Government’s suggested options for changing the way financial support to local authorities was calculated.

In discussing a basis for a District Council’s response to the paper, Members concurred that any new arrangements should be fair should have regard for  authorities ability to demonstrate value-for-money in the delivery of services and should avoid any resource equalisation which would result in a transfer of funds from low-spending to high-spending authorities. Having also recorded its apprehension as to the operational and practical implementations of the proposal free concessionary bus fare scheme, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

that the Director of Commerce & Technology, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Finance, be authorised to respond on the Council’s behalf to the Government’s proposals for changing the way financial support to local authorities is calculated.