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Agenda item

2026-27 Revenue Budget, Capital Programme and Medium Term Financial Strategy

Purpose:

To present the Revenue Budget for 2026/27, Capital Programme and Medium-Term Financial Strategy for 2026/27 to 2029/30.

 

Recommendation:

That Council resolves to approve:

1.    the Medium-Term Financial Strategy set out in Annex B

2.    the Budget Pressures and Savings for inclusion in the budget, set out in Annex C

3.    the Council Tax Requirement of £7,419,716 for this Council

4.    the Council Tax level for Cotswold District Council purposes of £163.93 for a Band D property in 2026/27 (an increase of £5)

5.    the Capital Programme, set out in Annex D

6.    the Annual Capital Strategy 2026/27, as set out in Annex E

7.    the Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Non-Treasury Management Investment Strategy 2026/27, as set out in Annex F

8.    the Strategy for the Flexible use of Capital Receipts, as set out in Annex H

9.    that £2m is set aside in a new earmarked reserve Council Priority: LGR Transition through the releasing of £2m of the balance currently held in the Financial Resilience Reserve.

10. the balances and reserves forecast for 2026/27 to 2029/30 as set out in Section 7 of the report.

 

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