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This report sets out estimates for income and expenditure on services in 2020/21.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee:

(1)      Recommended the 2020/21 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2020;

(2)      Supported in principle the future savings options as set out in paragraph 5.3 of the report for inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

The Committee received a report setting out estimates for income and expenditure on services in 2020/21.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Income from acquisition of commercial property within the Borough. Following a question from a Member, Officers informed the Committee that the projected revenue from the acquisition of commercial property within the Borough was considered realistic and achievable.

b)            Borough Insight. The Committee noted that the report proposed an in-principle decision to reduce the number of Borough Insight publications per annum from three to two. The Chairman informed the Committee that a Local Government Association Peer Review of the Council’s Communications activities was currently being undertaken and that it’s outcome was unknown, but that the proposed reduction in number of publications could be reconsidered if the outcome of the Review indicated it would be appropriate to do so.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee:

(1)      Recommended the 2020/21 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2020;

(2)      Supported in principle the future savings options as set out in paragraph 5.3 of the report for inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy.