Issue - decisions

That the Executive:

(1) Consider the effect of the updated funding available and revenue expenditure as noted in paragraphs 1.2 to 1.22 and Appendix A of the report;

(2) Consider the Equality Impact Analysis at Appendix B and the consultation comments as shown in Appendix H and presented at the meeting;

(3) Subject to recommendation 4 below approve for recommendation to full Council:

a) the revenue budget shown in Appendix C of the report;

b) the capital programme shown in Table A and Appendix D of the report;

c) the levels of council tax proposed in Table B of the report including the increasing of council tax in 2017/18 by 3.95%;

d) the prudential indicators shown in Appendix F of the report; and

e) the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy attached at Appendix G of the report.

(4) Request the Leader, to review and amend the Executive's budget recommendations to the County Council, as appropriate, in light of the final Local Government Settlement, council tax and business rates information from the Lincolnshire District Councils if received between the Executive meeting and the County Council on 24 February 2017.