| Reference Number :- | 2579 |
| Date :- | 2015/07/24 |
| Decision Maker :- | Cabinet |
| Subject to Call-in :- | No |
| Subject of Decision :- | Financial Strategy - General Fund Initial Financial Baseline 2016/17 |
| Decision :- | (a) That the initial financial baseline for 2016/17 was approved and that Officers were requested to continue their work, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holders, to identify the necessary savings to deliver a balanced budget for presenting to Cabinet in December 2015; (b) That the Corporate Management Committee was to be consulted on the initial financial baseline for 2016/17; (c) That the Local Council Tax Support Scheme grant to Town and Parish Councils was to be reduced by 5% in 2016/17 and; (d) That the decision to remain in the Essex-wide pool for non-domestic rates in 2016/17 was delegated to the Finance and Transformation Portfolio Holder, in consultation with the Corporate Director (Corporate Services). |
| Reason for Decision :- | Having considered the information submitted. |
| Alternative Options Considered :- | None. |
| Conflicts of Interest Delared (and Dispensations Granted by the Monitoring Officer) :- | None. Consultation with Ward Member: N/A |
| Contact Officer :- | Finance and Procurement Manager - Richard Barrett |
| Decision to Take Effect at end of :- | 2015/07/31 |
| Attachments :- | A.4 Report Financial Outturn (299K/bytes) |