POLICY & PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY PANEL Thursday 4 February 2016 CABINET Thursday 11 February 2016 GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET 2016/17 Joint Report of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive RECOMMENDATION TO POLICY & PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY PANEL It is recommended that the Policy and Performance Scrutiny consider the Budget report and make recommendations to Cabinet as appropriate. RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET It is recommended that Cabinet recommend Council: approve the revised Budget for 2015/16 (para 6); set the net revenue Budget requirement for 2016/17 at £9,286,020 and note the impact on the Council’s General Fund Balance (para 6); note the Government Finance settlement for 2016/17 (para 11); approve budget growth of £25,000 in 2015/16 )para 21); increase the Council Tax for Eastleigh Borough Council by 0% for 2016/17 (para 4 (i)); approve the Special Expenses for Parished and Non-Parished areas (paras 19-20); approve the continuation of the current Community Investment Programme Strategy which will be revised and reported to Cabinet in April 2016 (paras 34-36);
POLICY & PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY PANEL Thursday 4 February 2016 CABINET Thursday 11 February 2016 GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET 2016/17 Joint Report of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive RECOMMENDATION TO POLICY & PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY PANEL It is recommended that the Policy and Performance Scrutiny consider the Budget report and make recommendations to Cabinet as appropriate. RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET It is recommended that Cabinet recommend Council: approve the revised Budget for 2015/16 (para 6); set the net revenue Budget requirement for 2016/17 at £9,286,020 and note the impact on the Council’s General Fund Balance (para 6); note the Government Finance settlement for 2016/17 (para 11); approve budget growth of £25,000 in 2015/16 )para 21); increase the Council Tax for Eastleigh Borough Council by 0% for 2016/17 (para 4 (i)); approve the Special Expenses for Parished and Non-Parished areas (paras 19-20); approve the continuation of the current Community Investment Programme Strategy which will be revised and reported to Cabinet in April 2016 (paras 34-36);