RESOLVED

1.      To note the response to consultation with the Overview and Scrutiny Committees as set out in Appendix J to the Executive report and the response to consultation with the public and stakeholders as set out in Appendix A(i) to the Executive report.

2.      To note the Council Tax Base as set out in Appendix H to the Executive report.

3.      To note that certain efficiency proposals identified in Appendix D(ii) to the Executive report will be subject to formal consultation and Equality Impact Assessment in the coming months and instruct the Corporate Management Team to propose alternative compensatory savings if it appears, following a review of the outcome of the consultation and Equality Impact Assessment, that any specific proposal cannot be delivered.

RECOMMENDED to Council

1.         That the Revenue Budget for 2017/18 and the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2017/18 to 2020/21 be approved.

2.      That in line with Government guidance, the following increases in Council tax (CBC element) for residents of Central Bedfordshire:

(a)       a Band D increase of £21.07, representing a 1.549% increase on the charge for 2016/17; and

(b)       a Band D increase of £40.80, representing a 3.0% increase on the charge for 2016/17, reflecting a precept of this amount to help fund adult social care costs.

In total the Band D increase will be £61.87, representing a 4.549% increase on the charge for 2016/17.  The CBC element of Band D council tax for 2017/18 will therefore be £1,421.88.