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Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
Revised Draft County Council Budget 2026-27 and Summary Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-27 – 2028-29
RESOLVED a) That Option 1 (£1.46 per week/£75.99 per annum representing a 4.60% increase) be recommended to Council as the level of Council Tax ‘Band D’ increase for 2026-27. b) That 5.00% for 2027-28 and 7.50% for 2028-29 be recommended to Council as the level of Council Tax ‘Band D’ increase for 2027-28 and 2028-29, for inclusion in the Medium-Term Financial Plan 2026-27 to 2028-29. c) That the Revised Draft County Council Budget for 2026-27, including service pressures, proposed budget savings, movement in earmarked reserves and the General Fund working balance, be endorsed and recommend…
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
2026-27 budget and Medium Term Financial Plan
Council approved a 4.6% Council Tax rise for Band D homes in 2026-27, which is £1.46 a week or £75.99 a year. It approved indicative rises of 5% for 2027-28 and 7.5% for 2028-29 in the Medium Term Financial Plan. It approved the 2026-27 budget (option 1), the updated reserves strategy, the capital programme and the Medium Term Financial Plan. It did not endorse using new Welsh Government flexibility on minimum revenue provision (the yearly set-aside for debt repayment) to bridge the gap, but approved including it in the policy in case it is needed.
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