The council's budget

View all of the council's annual budget reports.

Budget setting reports

In early March each year, the council considers a number of reports that it uses as background information to set its annual budget and Council Tax for the year.  The reports include:

  1. Medium-term financial strategy: This report provides the medium-term financial context against which any budget proposals should be considered.  The report also includes the council’s statutory Annual Pay Policy, which sets out the Council’s approach to pay and remuneration.
  2. Capital programme: This report presents an update on the council’s planned capital expenditure and the related funding.  The report also provides an update on funding allocations and proposals for new capital schemes.
  3. Fees and charges: This report seeks approval for the full range of fees and charges across all council services for the coming year.
  4. Revenue budget report: This report provides background information for the council to consider in finalising its revenue budget for the coming year.
  5. Council Tax Levy:  This report provides background information for the council to consider in finalising its Council Tax Levy for the coming year.

All the reports can be found on the agendas for the relevant budget-setting meeting of the full council (usually held between 1 and 11 March each year).

Annual Governance Statement

Each year, the Council’s Annual Governance Statement is reported to the Governance and Audit Committee alongside the Council’s Annual Statement of Accounts.  Approved versions of the Annual Governance Statement from previous years can be found on the agenda for the relevant meeting (meeting held in September from 2018 onwards).   

The latest draft Annual Governance Statement is here.

External Audit Reports

The council’s external auditors report to the council’s Governance Committee throughout the year. Their reports can be found on the agenda for the relevant meeting.

View the report presented at the latest Governance and Audit Committee meeting.

Council's budget reports

The council's budget
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