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Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
Council Fund budget 2025/26 and Council Tax
Cabinet approved the revised additional budget requirement for 2025/26 and the final cost reduction proposals. It recommended to full Council a legal and balanced budget and an overall Council Tax rise of 9.5%: 8.93% for Council services and 0.57% for fire and coroner services. It also noted the open risks and the medium-term forecast, and invited Council to pass the formal Council Tax resolution.
Flintshire County Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Council Fund Budget 2025/26 – Final Closing Stage
RESOLVED: (a) That the recommendations of Cabinet for balancing the budget for 2025/26 be approved; (b) That the level of Council Tax for 2025/26 as recommended by Cabinet be approved; and (c) That any financial benefit derived from the estimated pay award of 4% and the final pay award agreed by the Department of Education for Wales be provided to the school’s budget.
Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Council budget 2026/27: education and youth options
The committee reviewed and commented on the education and youth portfolio's options to reduce budgets, and on the proposals for the delegated schools' budget. It recommended that any benefit from a final teacher pay award below the council's assumed 3% be used to fund and support schools in deficit. Councillor Preece's amendment, that the committee not support any reduction to education budgets, was lost. Councillor Preece asked for her vote against to be recorded.
Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Council Fund Budget 2026/27 – Final Closing Stage
No decision recorded for this item.
Community & Housing Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Housing and Communities budget reduction option, 2026/27
The Committee reviewed and commented on the portfolio's option to reduce budgets. It was suggested that its comments on the timing of budget reduction options be passed to Cabinet.
Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Social Services budget reduction options for 2026/27
The committee reviewed and commented on the Social Services portfolio's budget reduction options. The minute does not record the comments made.
Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
Final 2026/27 budget and Council Tax proposals
Cabinet approved the revised budget requirement and the final cost reductions. It agreed to recommend a legal and balanced 2026/27 budget to the Council. It recommended a Council Tax rise of 5.46%: 4.98% for Council services and 0.48% for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service. It noted the open risks for 2026/27 and the medium-term forecast, and invited the Council to pass the formal Council Tax resolution.
Flintshire County Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Council Fund Budget 2026/27 – Final Closing Stage
On the agenda; minutes not yet published.
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