Decision details

The Council Meeting has:-

(1) Approved the Budget for 2012/13 set out in Appendix Four, including the adjustments set out in section five of this report (detailed at Appendix Five);

(2) Noted the financial forecasts for 2013/14 and 2014/15, and the key issues to be addressed in formulating a response to the continuing financial challenges facing the Council;

(3) Approved appropriate Council Tax resolutions which produce a Council Tax freeze for Council services as illustrated at Appendix Eleven;

(4) Approved the 2012/13 to 2014/15 capital programme and the funding arrangements set out at Appendix Nine;

(5) Approved the prudential indicators set out in Appendix Ten;

(6) Approved the work being carried out on the development of capital projects to enable the Executive to be able to review revise and extend its capital programme during 2012/13; and

(7) Noted the risk assessment of the budget at Appendix Seven and the report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services on the adequacy of proposed financial reserves and robustness of the estimates included at Appendix Eight.

(8) Noted the amendments in respect of 2012/13 Fees and Charges as set out in Annex One.

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