BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL
General Fund Revenue Budget, Capital and Treasury Management Strategy 2021/22
4.00pm 11 February 2021
Virtual
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General Fund Revenue Budget, Capital and Treasury Management Strategy 2021/22
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Contact Officer: |
Rob Allen |
Tel: 01273 291245 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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(1) That the Administration’s proposed budget and Council Tax increase on the Brighton & Hove element of the council tax, subject to the necessary revision to account for the approved joint amendment be approved, comprising: (i) A general Council Tax increase of 1.99%; (ii) An Adult Social Care Precept increase of 3.00%; (iii) The council’s net General Fund budget requirement for 2021/22 of £218.571m before accounting for the exceptional Section 31 item of -£33.764m; (iv) The 2021/22 budget allocations to services as set out in the Budget book at Appendix 1 incorporating 2021/22 savings proposals; (v) The reserves allocations as set out in the table at paragraph 5.26; (vi) A recommended working balance of £9.000m.
(2) That the updated Medium-Term Financial Strategy included in the Budget Book at Appendix 1 be noted;
(3) That the Capital Strategy for 2021/22 at Appendix 2 be approved, comprising: (i) The strategy for funding the investment in change, including the flexible use of capital receipts as set out in section 7; (ii) The capital resources and proposed borrowing included at Annex A of the Capital Strategy; (iii) The Capital Investment Programme for 2021/22 of £221.103m included within the Budget book at Appendix 1 and incorporating allocations to strategic funds. (4) That the Equalities Impact Assessments to cover all relevant budget options and their cumulative effect as set out in Appendices 6 and 7 be noted;
(5) That it be further noted that the budget decision is an indicative resourcing decision to be taken in the context of the explanation in the Legal Implications paragraph 17.3;
(6) That the Treasury Management Strategy Statement as set out in Appendix 3 be approved, comprising: (i) The Annual Investment Strategy; (ii) The Prudential and Treasury Indicators; (iii) The Minimum Revenue Provision policy; (iv) The authorised borrowing limit for the year commencing 1 April 2021 of £541m.
(7) That it be noted that supplementary information needed to set the overall council tax will be provided for the budget setting Council meeting as listed in paragraph 11.3.
149.2 RESOLVED: That the council’s appointed S151 Chief Financial Officer be authorised to make any necessary technical, presentational or consequential amendments to this report before submission to full Council. |
NB The above decisions will be implemented after close of business on XXXXXX unless they are called in.
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