To approve the Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Plan Budget for 2023/2024 including the setting of fees and charges for Council services and Capital Strategy.

There are currently a number of unknown elements in respect of Government’s financial settlement including the implications of the Autumn Budget expected in mid November 2022. Therefore, the Council will prepare its budget following the Government’s local government finance settlement announced in December 2022. The Cabinet will launch its draft budget for five weeks consultation at its Cabinet meeting on 10 January 2023, with the final recommendations being considered by Cabinet in February 2023 and considered by Council in March 2023. As the budget proposals will be later for 2023/24 and not be submitted before 8 February 2023, Standing Orders F2.7 to 2.11 will not apply (whereby the Council provides any objections to the Cabinet to review before determining the budget).