Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer which outlined the Council’s proposed Capital Programme for 2021/22 to 2022/23.

The report would be submitted to the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee in January 2020.

Alternatives considered:

The Council is legally obliged to set a balanced budget. The budget setting process is complex and must be undertaken in a planned way. Budgets are prepared in accordance with the approved guidelines.

A number of alternative elements of the Capital Programme were considered in the development of the programme, the one which is presented is of the most strategic/community value and therefore forms the basis for Public Consultation, on the understanding that any alternatives offered during that process will be considered.

Resolved:

1.    That the 2020/21 (£80.723m) Capital Programme and provisional programmes for 2021/22 and 2022/23, be approved for the purposes of consultation, subject to confirmation of grant funding allocations.

Reasons for the decision:

The provisional 2020/21 to 2022/23 Capital Programme is presented to Cabinet for consultation as part of the budget setting process.

Eligible for call in – no