Issue - decisions

(a)       That the revised additional budget requirement for the 2025/26 financial year be noted and received;

(b)       That the progress made to identify solutions to bridge the budget gap be noted, and the remaining options available to set a legal and balanced budget once the provisional settlement was confirmed also be noted;

(c)        That the uplift set out in the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement be noted and welcomed; and

(d)       That a letter be sent to the Welsh and UK Governments setting out the Council’s concern that a resolution to the Local Government Employers National Insurance contribution issue cannot be left until the spring and must be resolved before Local Authority budgets in Wales are set.