Issue - meetings
Draft 19/20 General Fund and Capital Programme
Meeting: 25/10/2018 - Cabinet (Item 92)
92 Draft 19/20 General Fund and Capital Programme (00-21-05) 
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To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) in order to consider the initial draft 2019/20 Budget and options available in order for the Council to set a balanced budget and agree a future strategy for further budget reductions for 2020/21 onwards.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Budget Gap Position, item 92
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- Appendix 2 Earmarked Reserves, item 92
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- App 3 Provisional Capital Programme 19-20 at 16-10-18, item 92
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- Updated Appendix 1 Budget Gap Position v2, item 92
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- Appendix 4 PDG Service Unit Movements, item 92
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- Appendix 5 Cabinet PDG Detail, item 92
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Minutes:
The Cabinet had before it and NOTED a * report of the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) in order to consider the initial draft 2019/20 Budget and options available in order for the Council to set a balanced budget and agree a future strategy for further budget reductions for 2020/21 onwards.
The Cabinet Member for Finance outlined the contents of the report informing the meeting that the budget at the present time was £661k adrift of a balanced budget; work was taking place with Managers with a view to reducing the figure.
The proposed budget would be shared with the Policy Development Groups who would be asked for constructive suggestions with regard to reducing the budget.
Consideration was given to:
· recent legislation with regard to Council Tax on empty properties
· the public consultation that had taken place with the citizens panel
· Statutory and non-statutory services
Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.