9 Finance Strategy, Capital Programme, Revenue Budget & Council Tax 2023/24 PDF 180 KB
A report by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Section 151 Officer.
Decision:
RESOLVED that the Executive approves and recommends to the meeting of the Council to be held on 24 February 2023:
(a) the capital programme and financing of £37,768,800;
(b) an overall revised revenue budget for 2022/23 of £10,987,300;
(c) a revenue budget for 2023/24 of £11,897,100;
(d) a council tax for Fareham Borough Council for 2023/24 of £180.46 per band D property, which represents a £5.24 per year increase when compared to the current year and is within referendum limits;
(e) an unchanged Council Tax Support scheme for 2023/24; and
(f) that the Council continues to disregard the whole of any incomes prescribed in the Housing Benefit (War Pensions Disregards) Regulations 2007 and the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012.
Minutes:
A deputation was received from Mr Gareth Jones in respect of this item.
The comments of the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel were taken into account in considering this item.
RESOLVED that the Executive approves and recommends to the meeting of the Council to be held on 24 February 2023:
(a) the capital programme and financing of £37,768,800;
(b) an overall revised revenue budget for 2022/23 of £10,987,300;
(c) a revenue budget for 2023/24 of £11,897,100;
(d) a council tax for Fareham Borough Council for 2023/24 of £180.46 per band D property, which represents a £5.24 per year increase when compared to the current year and is within referendum limits;
(e) an unchanged Council Tax Support scheme for 2023/24; and
(f) that the Council continues to disregard the whole of any incomes prescribed in the Housing Benefit (War Pensions Disregards) Regulations 2007 and the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012.