Decision details

That:

(a)    Cabinet agrees the initial financial baseline for 2017/18 and requests Portfolio Holders, supported by Officers, to continue to facilitate the various savings strands and initiatives to deliver a balanced budget for presenting to Cabinet in December 2016;

(b)    the Corporate Management Committee be consulted on the initial financial baseline for 2017/18;

(c)    the Local Council Tax Support Scheme grant to Town and Parish Councils be reduced by 5% in 2017/18, and

(d)    the decision whether to remain in the Essex-wide pool for non-domestic rates in 2017/18 be delegated to the Finance, Revenues and Benefits Portfolio Holder, in consultation with the Corporate Director (Corporate Services).