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Having considered an officer report, a referral presented by the Chair of

Overview and Scrutiny, Councillor Alan Hall and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor agreed that:

(1) Council be recommended to agree a Band D Council Tax for 2016/17 of

£1,102.66 for the Council’s element. This is an increase of 3.99% (including a

social care precept of 2%), based on a General Fund Budget Requirement of

£236.218m for 2016/17.

(2) Council be asked to note an overall increase in the total Council Tax for

2016/17 of 3.99% to include the Greater London Authority (GLA) precept

being reduced by £19 to £276, a 6.4% reduction from its 2015/16 level as

proposed.

(3) Agrees to recommend to Council on 24 February 2016, the statutory

calculation of the Budget Requirement for Lewisham for 2016/17, attached at

Appendix A.

(4) Council be recommended to agree on 24 February 2016, the motion on

the budget, attached at Appendix B, including modifications made to the

proposals published in the 2016/17 Budget Report.

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(5) Notes the provisional and estimated precept and levies from the GLA and

other bodies as detailed in Appendix C and delegate authority to the

Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration to include any changes to

these in the report for Council.

(6) the final settlement figure of £146.691m announced on the 8 February

2016 be noted, which is the same as the provisional settlement figure.

(7) there were no responses from Business rate payers to the consultation on

the draft Budget which took place from 21 January 2016 to 4 February 2016.

(8) the updated equalities implications as set out for the introduction of the

Social Care precept as part of proposed Council Tax increases be noted; and

(9) the Section 25 Statement from the Chief Financial Officer attached at

Appendix D be received.

The Mayor accepted this as a late and urgent item having received an

explanation that given the significance of the financial constraints that the

Council faces over the coming years, it was essential that the Mayor and

Cabinet were updated on any changes affecting the 2016/17 Budget prior to

presenting it to Council. The reason for lateness was to ensure that any

decisions taken by the Mayor & Cabinet on 10 February 2016 could be

appropriately considered within this report.

Having considered an officer report, a referral presented by the Chair of

Overview and Scrutiny, Councillor Alan Hall and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor, for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(1) Council be recommended to agree a Band D Council Tax for 2016/17 of

£1,102.66 for the Council’s element. This is an increase of 3.99% (including a

social care precept of 2%), based on a General Fund Budget Requirement of

£236.218m for 2016/17.

(2) Council be asked to note an overall increase in the total Council Tax for

2016/17 of 3.99% to include the Greater London Authority (GLA) precept

being reduced by £19 to £276, a 6.4% reduction from its 2015/16 level as

proposed.

(3) Agrees to recommend to Council on 24 February 2016, the statutory

calculation of the Budget Requirement for Lewisham for 2016/17, attached at

Appendix A.

(4) Council be recommended to agree on 24 February 2016, the motion on

the budget, attached at Appendix B, including modifications made to the

proposals published in the 2016/17 Budget Report.

.

(5) Notes the provisional and estimated precept and levies from the GLA and

other bodies as detailed in Appendix C and delegate authority to the

Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration to include any changes to

these in the report for Council.

(6) the final settlement figure of £146.691m announced on the 8 February

2016 be noted, which is the same as the provisional settlement figure.

(7) there were no responses from Business rate payers to the consultation on

the draft Budget which took place from 21 January 2016 to 4 February 2016.

(8) the updated equalities implications as set out for the introduction of the

Social Care precept as part of proposed Council Tax increases be noted; and

(9) the Section 25 Statement from the Chief Financial Officer attached at

Appendix D be received.