Decision - FOUR YEAR FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT

Decision details

FOUR YEAR FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

Cabinet:

 

1.            Agreed the Government’s offer of a four year financial settlement covering the period from 2016/17 to 2019/20 be accepted in order to provide greater financial certainty over the coming period.

 

2.            Agreed to continue to lobby the Government for a fairer funding settlement which better reflected the needs of its residents

 

3.            Agreed to take the opportunity to continue to stress to Government the iniquity of the grant formula.

 

4.            Delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the approval of a four year efficiency plan for the purpose of accepting the offer.

 

Publication date: 22/09/2016

Date of decision: 21/09/2016

Decided at meeting: 21/09/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 28/09/2016

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