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This report informs the Committee of the Council’s revenue budget targets presented to the Strategy & Resources Committee.  The report seeks support for changes to services and any further guidance on the preparation of the Committee’s service estimates for 2019/20.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the implications of the budget targets presented to the Strategy & Resources Committee.

(2)          Noted the operational savings and efficiencies identified in section 3.3 of the report and agreed that these are included within the budget presented to this Committee in January 2019.

(3)          Considered how additional savings can be generated to address the Council wide funding gap of £113,000 in 2019/20. No additional savings above those included within the report were identified.

The Committee received a report informing it of the Council’s revenue budget targets. The report also sought support for changes to services and guidance on the preparation of the Committee’s service estimates for 2019/20.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the implications of the budget targets presented to the Strategy & Resources Committee.

(2)          Noted the operational savings and efficiencies identified in section 3.3 of the report and agreed that these be included within the budget presented to this Committee in January 2019.

(3)          Considered how additional savings could be generated to address the Council wide funding gap of £113,000 in 2019/20. No additional savings above those included within the report were identified.