Decision details

Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring, Cash Limits and Virements - April 2013 to December 2013

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report presents the third monitoring information for the Authority as a whole for the financial year 2013/14 to the end of December 2013. The report also includes a number of budget transfer requests for both revenue and capital.

Decision:

(1)  to agree that Strategic Directors should continue to work towards managing within budget in the current year for their respective service areas, and to manage below budget where possible by not committing unnecessary expenditure, through tight budgetary control;

 

(2)  to note this year’s revenue budget position as shown in Appendix 2 to the report;

 

(3)  to note the capital expenditure position for the Council in the financial year to the end of September and the year-end projections detailed in  Appendix 3 of the report;

 

(4)  to agree the revenue virements listed for approval in Appendix 4(i) of the report; and

 

(5)  to note the changes in the capital programme listed in Appendix 5(i) of the report.

Reasons for the decision:

The report is presented as part of the reporting of financial management and budgetary control required by the Council.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Report author: Jamie Whittard

Publication date: 13/02/2014

Date of decision: 12/02/2014

Decided at meeting: 12/02/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/02/2014

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