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Contact: Wyn Richards, Scrutiny Manager and Head of Democratic Services Email: wyn.richards@powys.gov.uk
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors K Roberts-Jones and K Lewis and from County Councillor K Curry (other Council business). |
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Disclosures of Interest To receive any disclosures of interests by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interest by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting. |
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Declaration of Party Whips To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: The Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011. |
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Draft 2022 - 23 Budget PDF 871 KB To scrutinise the Draft 2022- 23 Budget.
Attached, in relation to the Cabinet’s Budget proposals to Council are the following documents:
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Documents Considered: · A copy of the Cabinet report to provide the overall context for the budget setting process · A copy of the Mid Term Financial Strategy and Finance Resource Model (Appendices A and B) · A copy of Services' cost reduction proposals (Appendix C) · A copy of the Fees and Charges Report which provides an overview to Service proposals for income generation. (Appendices D and E) · A copy of the Capital Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy. (Appendix F) · A copy of the Reserves Policy (Appendix G) · A copy of the Budget Survey (Appendix H) · Individual Impact Assessments relating to the proposals under (iii) above (Appendix I) and the Council wide Impact Assessment (Appendix J)
Issues Discussed:
General: · Draft report has been considered and accepted by the Cabinet. · The net revenue expenditure is forecast to increase to over £300m with an additional expenditure of £22m most of which is funded from the additional Welsh Government settlement. · The Council has received a better settlement than expected but it does come with strings attached e.g. the real living wage element. Therefore, it is a complicated settlement this time. · To balance the budget there needs to be a 3.9% increase in Council tax, as well as cost reductions and additional revenue from Welsh Government will assist balance the budget. · The budget report sets out the Section 151 Officer's opinion about the robustness of the budget.
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