RESOLVED that Cabinet –

a)     approves the updated Financial Forecast including a revised position for 2022/23 and proposed position for 2023/24, as set out in the Portfolio Holder’s report and Appendices (A.4) and recommends to Full Council a Band D Council Tax for district services of £188.11 for 2023/24 (a £5.47 increase), along with the associated council tax requirement of £9.603m;

b)     agrees a delegation to the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance to agree the ‘technical’ appendices and resolutions for the budget proposals for recommending to Full Council on 14 February 2023;

(c)  approves that, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Corporate Finance and Governance Portfolio Holder, the Chief Executive reports directly to Council in respect of the formal resolutions necessary to implement the Executive’s budget proposals along with any late information or notifications received from the Government;

(d) approves a delegation to the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance to agree / adopt a Retail, Hospitality and Leisure mandatory business rate relief scheme for 2023/24;

(e) approves a delegation to the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance to agree any associated expenditure from the £250,000 Climate Change budget set out in Appendix A to his report;

(f)  approves / adopts the proposed Council Tax Support Fund Scheme as set out within the Portfolio Holder’s report (A.4) and that any remaining balance be transferred to the existing Council Tax Hardship scheme; and

(g)   agrees a delegation to the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance to approve the draft Treasury Strategy 2023/24 for consultation with the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.