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    BUDGET 2026/27

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    Meeting: 05/03/2026 - The Council (Item 7.)

    • Webcast for 05/03/2026 - The Council

    7. BUDGET 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 321 KB

    To submit the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1, item 7. pdf icon PDF 146 KB
    • Appendix 2, item 7. pdf icon PDF 428 KB
    • Appendix 2a, item 7. pdf icon PDF 452 KB
    • Appendix 2b, item 7. pdf icon PDF 428 KB
    • Appendix 3, item 7. pdf icon PDF 569 KB
    • Appendix 4, item 7. pdf icon PDF 215 KB
    • Appendix 5, item 7. pdf icon PDF 579 KB
    • Appendix 6, item 7. pdf icon PDF 116 KB
    • Appendix 7, item 7. pdf icon PDF 753 KB
    • Appendix 8, item 7. pdf icon PDF 547 KB
    • Appendix 9, item 7. pdf icon PDF 503 KB
    • Appendix 10, item 7. pdf icon PDF 809 KB
    • Appendix 11, item 7. pdf icon PDF 411 KB
    • Webcast for BUDGET 2026/27

    Decision:

    1. To set a budget of £379,701,110 for 2026/27, to be funded by £264,009,390 of Government Grant and £115,691,720 of Council Tax income (which is a base increase of 4.75% plus a further 0.42% to meet the levy from the Fire Authority, which gives a total of 5.17%).

     

    2. A capital programme of £40,179,430 in 2026/27 should be established, to be funded from the sources set out in Appendix 4 of the report.