Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee endorses the Community & Enterprise efficiency proposals for 2020/21; and

(b)       That the Committee endorses the Community & Enterprise cost pressures recommended for inclusion in the budget for 2020/21.

The Strategic Finance Manager presented a report on proposed budget efficiencies and cost pressures for Community & Enterprise pending the completion of ongoing work on corporate finance options and resolution of the Welsh Government (WG) budget.  WG had recently confirmed that they would publish the draft Welsh budget on 16 December with the Provisional Settlement being published on the same day.  Completion of the budget setting process would be a role for Council at its meeting in January-March.

Councillor Patrick Heesom commented that he hoped that a beneficial provisional settlement would be forthcoming from WG.  He raised concerns around any increase in the working assumption on Council Tax and said that he believed that many Members felt that that no increase above 5% should be considered.  The Democratic Services Manager advised that 5% was onlya working figure from WG and that Council not made a formal decision on the level of Council Tax for 2020/21.

The recommendations within the report were moved by Councillor Ray Hughes and seconded by Councillor Ron Davies. 

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee endorses the Community & Enterprise efficiency proposals for 2020/21; and

(b)       That the Committee endorses the Community & Enterprise cost pressures recommended for inclusion in the budget for 2020/21.