Issue details

This report provides the Executive with details of the capital and treasury management outturn for 2017/18 to comply with the reporting requirements of the Code of Practice for Treasury Management.  The report also seeks approval for the proposed methods of financing the General Fund capital programme.

Actual capital expenditure on General Fund schemes in 2017/18 was £23,295,118 compared with the revised capital programme of £24,405,900.  The overall variance was £1,110,782 and a detailed analysis of the variations is given in Appendix A to this report.

Total savings of £79,516 were achieved, additional expenditure of £133,275 was incurred and a total of £1,164,541 will be carried forward into 2018/19.  Details of the various methods used to finance this expenditure are set out in this report.

Full details of Treasury Management investment and borrowing activity in 2017/18 are also set out in this report.  Treasury activity in 2017/18 is summarised below:

Net interest received in 2017/18 was £417,911 and net interest paid was £1,742,168.

During 2017/18, the Council complied with its legislative and regulatory requirements of the Prudential Code.