Decision details

Budget Monitoring Report 2014/15

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To inform Cabinet of the budget monitoring position against the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account and Capital Programme for 2014/15; and of proposed improvements to the monitoring of debt.

Decision:

1.  Cabinet approved to transfer £1.443m within the HRA to the Earmarked HRA New Properties Reserve ready for the Delivery of the 2015-2018 HCA Affordable home programme;

 

2.  Cabinet noted the General Fund capital outturn and agreed the budget virements detailed as per Annex 2 for the General Fund capital programme;

 

3.  Cabinet noted the HRA capital outturn and agreed the budget virements as detailed as per Annex 3.

Reasons for the decision:

Corporate priorities will only be deliverable with robust finances and this report gives Members the opportunity to review the Council’s current position.

Alternative options considered:

N/A

Report author: Paul Cook

Publication date: 21/01/2015

Date of decision: 20/01/2015

Decided at meeting: 20/01/2015 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/01/2015

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