Decision details

Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Investment Strategy Mid-Year Review Report 2021/22 (RCG40)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This report provides Cabinet with a mid-year review of the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy Statement (TMSS) and Annual Investment Strategy (AIS) for 2021/22.

Decision:

The Cabinet has considered the Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Investment Strategy Mid-Year Review Report 2021/22 and has agreed to recommended that the Council Meeting:-

 

·         Note the report and the treasury activity in the first half of the financial year;

·         Note the revised interest rate forecasts for Bank Rate and PWLB rates over the short and medium-term, which will drive the Council’s long-term borrowing strategies going forward.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Reason Key: Policy Framework & Budget;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: An Equality Impact Assessment was done as part of the initial Strategy report that went to Council on 25.02.21. This is a mid-year update of that report.

Decision Reference: CAB344

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None.

Forward Plan Reference: RCG38

Other reasons / organisations consulted

CRMG were consulted on the Treasury Management Strategy for 2021/22 in a separate report and Member training session in December 2020, prior to the Strategy report for 2021/22 being written.

Contact: Lorna Soufian, Corporate and Support Services Email: lorna.soufian@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161 474 4026.

Report author: Lorna Soufian

Publication date: 08/12/2021

Date of decision: 07/12/2021

Decided at meeting: 07/12/2021 - Cabinet

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