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Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
Settling landfill tax dispute with HMRC
Cabinet resolved to recommend that Council note the agreement reached in principle with HMRC and ratify the decision to complete a formal settlement agreement. It recommended that the final terms be agreed by the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer (the council's senior finance officer), the Monitoring Officer (who checks legality), the Leader and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance. It recommended that Council amend the 2024/25 budget and include the spending in the Capital Strategy. It noted that a Capitalisation Direction, which is government permission to treat certain spending as capital, is available to support the financial strategy, subject to Council agreement. It also noted that the Council will pursue all options to recover the outstanding landfill tax debt, and recommended that the medium-term budget effects be built into the Medium-Term Financial Plan at the next budget update in February or March 2025.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Settlement of landfill tax dispute with HMRC
It delegated the final terms to the Chief Executive, in consultation with named officers and councillors. It also agreed budget and capital changes to fund the liability, and noted a Capitalisation Direction, which is formal permission to treat certain spending as capital so it can be paid for through borrowing. Council resolved that the council will pursue all options to recover the outstanding landfill tax debt. The recommendations were carried by 50 for, 1 against (Councillor McEvoy) and 22 abstentions.
Governance and Audit Committee
Settlement of Landfill Tax Dispute
RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting at this point during consideration of this item as the Committee discussed exempt information of the description contained in paragraph 14, 16 and 21 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Action 1972. The public may be excluded from the meeting by resolution of the Committee pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during discussion of this item. RESOLVED – That: (1) The report be noted; (2) A summary of the actions taken across the Council arising from lessons learned be prese…
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