A    To consider the report of Cabinet on 8 February 2023 (attached)

B    To note the decision of the Greater London Authority on its budget and precept for 2023/24 and the effect thereof on the Council’s budget

C    To agree a budget for 2023/24 and then

D    To set the Council Tax for 2023/24

NOTE: ALL RELEVANT REPORTS FROM THE CABINET MEETING OF 8 FEBRUARY 2023 ARE ATTACHED.

Amendment by Conservative Group (attached).

Deemed motion by the Administration:

That the report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect.

Note: Both the amendment and deemed motion also relate to the Members Allowances report at agenda item 9.

Following debate the following was voted and carried/not carried as set out below:

The amendment to the Budget and Council Tax report proposed by the Conservative Group. NOT CARRIED by 33 votes to 14 with 1 abstentions.

The Administration’s proposals for the Budget and Council Tax. CARRIED by 31 votes to 16 with 1 abstentions.

Council had before it a report of Cabinet incorporating the budget proposals for 2023/24. This referred to report presented to Cabinet at its meeting on the 8 February 2023 which was also included in the agenda papers for the Council meeting.

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

That the reports be adopted and their recommendations carried into effect.

Amendment by the Conservative Group

There was an amendment proposed by the Conservative Group. It stated alternative budget proposals (as attached to the meetings as an appendix).

Following debate, the amendments were NOT CARRIED by 33 votes to 14 with 1 abstention (See division 3).

The report and its recommendations were AGREED by 31 votes to 16 with 1 abstention (See division 4).

RESOLVED:

1.    That the following as submitted in the report to Cabinet of 8 February 2023 be approved:

·         The General Fund budget for 2023/24

·         The Council Tax for Band D properties and for other Bands of properties, all as set out in Appendix G of the Cabinet report.

·         The Delegated Schools’ Budget for 2023/24, as set out in section 5.9 of the Cabinet report.

·         The Capital Programme for 2023/24 as set out in the Capital Strategy and Programme Report reported to Cabinet on 8 February 2023.

2.    The Council delegate authority to the Chief Financial Officer to adjust the Corporate Risk Budget to account for any further variations that may arise.

3.    That, in accepting recommendation 1, Council is mindful of the advice of the Chief Finance Officer as set out in section 13 of the report to Cabinet.

4.    That it be noted that under delegated powers the Chief Finance Officer has calculated the amount of 90,128 (called T in the Act and Regulations) as its Council Tax base for the year 2023/24 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) made under Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended.

5.    That the amount of £149,070,811 be now calculated as the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24, with £20,029,146 of that amount being ringfenced for Adult Social Care.

6.    That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended: