Decision details

To make recommendations on the General Fund Budget 2020/21.

The Executive, after considering comments from the Value for Money Overview & Scrutiny Committee, RESOLVED to make the following recommendations to Council, to:

1.    agree a 1.9% increase in Waverley’s element of the Council Tax Charge for 2020/21, equivalent to around 7p a week on a Band D property;

2.    agree to make no change to the Council’s existing Council Tax Support Scheme;

3.    agree the proposed Fees and Charges as shown at Annexe 4;

4.    approve the General Fund Budget for 2020/21 as described in this report, and in Annexes 2 and 3; and

5.    approve the General Fund Capital Programme as shown at Annexe 6. 

Reason: The budget is a major decision for the Council and setting a balanced budget is a statutory requirement.

[This matter is recommended to Council for decision and is not subject to the call-in procedure.]