Recommended to full Council: that the Council endorse a financial strategy based around that described in paragraph 5.7 of the Report with a minimum increase in Band D Council Tax for 2005/06 amounting to £12 per annum.
The report on the financial strategy is to be submitted to the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Planning and Finance) for comments and the Panel is to be informed that the Cabinet has expressed a preference initially for the ‘mid-course’ option and an increase in Council tax equivalent to £12 per year deliberations.
A further report was requested for the next meeting.