Issue - meetings

Report by Section 95 Officer

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an update to the budget outlook 2021-22 to 2025-26 which had been reported to the Policy and Resources Committee on 15 October 2020.  The estimates within the report were based on the mid-range scenario with best and worst case scenarios noted in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

Decision

The Policy and Resources Committee –

1.     Noted the current estimated budget outlook position for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.

2.     Noted that the Scottish Government budget would be announced on 28 January 2020 and that once officers were aware of the Council’s settlement a briefing note would be issued to Members to advise on the impact of the settlement on the Council’s estimated budget gap.

(Reference:  Report by Section 95 Officer dated 23 November 2020, submitted)