Decision details

Budget Monitoring 2015-16 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016-17 onwards

Decision Maker: Communities, Housing and Environment Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report provides a financial analysis of the recent out-turn for 2014/15, the current performance in the first quarter of 2015/16 and the recently agreed draft medium term financial strategy for 2016/17 onwards.

Decision:

1.  The out-turn for 2014/15 and the position for 2015/16 as at the end of June 2015 be noted;

 

2.  That a reference be made to Policy & Resources Committee confirming agreement with the decision of the Policy and Resources Committee on the strategic revenue projection and the capital programme, in so far as it affects the Committee’s budget;

 

3.  The Committee agreed to consider budget pressures and opportunities to provide savings to support the medium term financial strategy through a discussion group of the whole Committee and the results of the consideration be reported to a later meeting of the Committee for consideration; and

 

4.  That potential capital projects be informally discussed by the discussion group and the results be reported to a later meeting of the Committee for consideration.

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Paul Riley 01622 602396 Email: paulriley@maidstone.gov.uk.

Report author: Paul Riley

Publication date: 17/09/2015

Date of decision: 15/09/2015

Decided: 15/09/2015 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee

Effective from: 25/09/2015

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